TY - JOUR AU - Dawood Tahir, Dawood Tahir AU - Ibad Ur Rehman, Ibad Ur RehmanIbad Ur Rehman AU - Tatheer Zahra, Tatheer Zahra PY - 2022/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Assessing the correlation between caffeine consumption and its effect on the academic performance of medical students of Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study JF - Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College JA - JRMC VL - 26 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.37939/jrmc.v26i1.1559 UR - https://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1559 SP - AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p><p>To assess the correlation between caffeine consumption and its effect on the academic performance of medical students of Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p><p>A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Shifa College of Medicine and its affiliated hospital for about three months from 10th June, 2019 till 15th August 2019. Second-year medical students actively took part in it. We used convenient sampling; a total of 101 students eagerly participated in it. We used a detailed self-administered questionnaire in which simplified questions with four to five options were given. Participants marked their responses to the provided options. A correlation was noticed between their Locomotive System and Gastrointestinal System modular exam scores with the questionnaire response. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Results:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p><p>Out of 101 participants, 51.5% were males, and 48.5% were females. About 77.2% of participants were consuming caffeine in any form, while 22.8% never consumed caffeine. Those who consumed moderate (200-400 mg) caffeine in any way performed better in the Locomotive System Module with a mean score of 71.88%. Simultaneously, those who consumed a lot more than 400 mg of caffeine scored better in the Gastrointestinal Tract Module with a mean score of 76.50%.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p><p>By conducting this study, we identified that caffeine consumption is surprisingly high in medical students. The correlation between caffeine consumption and its effect on medical students’ performance is not significant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key Words</strong>: Academic performance, Caffeine consumption, Medical students. (Source: MeSH-NLM).</p> ER -