Background: Based on a global survey conducted by Phillips who interviewed about 13,000 respondents representing 13 countries in 2020, only 55% of them got satisfaction in their sleep. As many as 70% of respondents reported a sleep disorder since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19, several empirical studies have reported a trend of increasing screen time during this pandemic, it is critical to assess the adverse health outcomes that may arise as its long-term consequences globally. Methods: This is a cross sectional study using data taken online using the PSQI questionnaire and several other role variable questionnaires from preclinical students of the faculty of medicine at Airlangga University in 2021.Result: From 100 respondents who fill out the questionnaire online, most of the respondents (70%) had a screen time of >6 hours / day and as many as 52% of the respondents experienced sleep disorders. Based on the results of testing the relationship between smartphone screen time and sleep quality using the chi square test, it was found that screen time affects a persons sleep quality. Conclusion: In students who have a screen time of more than 6 hours per day, they have a risk of sleep disorders 2.44 times greater than students who have a screen time of 2-6 hours per day.

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