Weekly Assessment # 2.docx

1. Justification
This section explains why the suggested project should be carried out and why it was chosen above
other options. The impact of not implementing the project should also be mentioned, and when
appropriate, quantitative support should be offered.
The importance of this study can indeed be overstated because sleep deprivation has recently emerged
as a significant problem that affects students' academic performance. An inadequate amount or quality
of sleep, including deliberate or involuntary insomnia and circadian rhythm sleep disorders, is referred to
as sleep deprivation. Students frequently experience poor sleep, daytime drowsiness, and depressed
symptoms, all of which are linked to worse academic performance. It is necessary to identify at-risk
students and conduct targeted treatments. These problems may be partially resolved by promoting sound
sleep habits and receiving training in sleep medicine. The human body needs sleep just as much as it needs
food and drink, yet many people don't get enough of it. According to the researchers, the findings of this
study will be valuable and significant to students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and future
researchers. The project preliminary observations are: Increased cardio vascular risk, in wealthy nations,
sleep deprivation has emerged as a serious health issue. The moment has come to add sleep length to the
list of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors since the negative effects of sleep deprivation on the
circulatory system in general and specifically have been extensively documented. In fact, a recent meta-
analysis of over five million participants from 153 studies found that short sleep duration is significantly
associated with increased all-cause mortality (relative risk 1.12, 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.16).1
The fact that 35% of the general population sleeps for less than six hours per day, which is partly due to
demanding work schedules and the practice of using electronic devices before bed, should serve as a
wake-up call for clinicians and researchers. Van Craenenbroeck, E. M. (2021). Sleep deprivation and
increased cardiovascular risk: A wake-up call! European Journal of Preventive
Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319890765 chronic pain syndrome, are linked to
modifications in sleep architecture and sleep continuity. Sleep problems have an impact on pain,
according to one take on this relationship that has not gotten much attention to far. Experimental data
on the effects of sleep deprivation on pain processing in humans and animals were examined in order to
understand this direction of causation. The bulk of research indicate that sleep deprivation results in
hyperalgesic alterations. In addition, sleep loss can reverse the analgesic benefits of medications with
serotoninergic and opioidergic modes of action. Kundermann, B., Krieg, J., Schreiber, W., & Lautenbacher,
S. (2004). The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Pain. Pain Research & Management, 9(1), 25–32.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2004/949187 Performance in school, we statistically summarized data from 19
original research articles to quantitatively explain the consequences of sleep deprivation using meta-
analysis, a relatively new method in the field of sleep research. The findings of our analysis of 143 research
results and a total sample size of 1,932 people point to the significant negative effects of general sleep
loss on human performance. Also, we discovered that partial sleep deprivation has a more significant
impact on functioning than either long-term or short-term sleep deprivation and that mood is more
significantly impacted by sleep deprivation than cognitive or motor performance. Our findings suggest
that, generally speaking, certain narrative reviews, especially those that focus on the consequences of
partial sleep loss, may understate the effects of sleep deprivation. Pilcher, J. J., & Huffcutt, A. I. (1996).
Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Performance: A Meta-Analysis. Sleep, 19(4), 318–326.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/19.4.318