RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Healthcare Professional Students Knowledge of Sleep at a Faith Based Institution JF Respiratory Care FD American Association for Respiratory Care SP 3022699 VO 63 IS Suppl 10 A1 Indah Sari A1 Paul Casillas A1 David Lopez A1 Abdullah Alismail YR 2018 UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/63/Suppl_10/3022699.abstract AB Background: In the general population, sleep awareness and knowledge is minimal containing many myths, misconceptions, erroneous facts, and fallacies. It follows that students entering a healthcare program or professional healthcare education would also not have an optimal level of sleep awareness or knowledge of sleep hygiene. In addition, sleep education is also an often overlooked subject in professional healthcare education programs. The purpose of this study is to measure the perceptions of students views on sleep awareness while enrolled in a faith-based healthcare education institution.. Methods: Participants were students who are currently enrolled in a healthcare profession program. A survey was designed to collect data on demographic variables, sleep hygiene, myths, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and a comment section where students share any cultural or religious beliefs regarding sleep. Results: A total of 317 students participated in this study, male n= 50 (16.9%) female n=246 (83. 1%) from 40 different professions within 8 different schools. 72.6% of the respondents were graduate students. The mean age was 28 ± 7.5 years old with a mean GPA of 3.65 ± 0.38. Only 9% of participants received a formal sleep course. In addition, 13% of the respondent received sleep information from seminar/workshop, and media. 25.3% believe that daytime sleepiness is not symptom of sleep disorder, 35.9% believe they should wake up someone who is sleepwalking, and 21.8% agree that drinking a glass of wine before bedtime can help them go to sleep. The mean ESS for the participants was 8.0 ± 3.73.59.4% had poor to fair sleep quality, and 50.9% agree that catching up sleep over the weekend is ok. The respondent's comments were reviewed, categorized, and classified according to cultural, religious, beliefs, or beliefs in general regarding sleep awareness. Cultural beliefs, customs, or traditions ranged from early to bed, early to rise, to the afternoon siesta or riposo or nap time. Religious beliefs or traditions ranged from being at peace with God and man, you will have a good sleep to God's laws of health ensure a less stressful life and therefore better sleep.Conclusions: The results of this ongoing study show the need for more and better opportunities for sleep knowledge, some with intentionality to accommodate better sleep habits, and those who understood that school and a busy lifestyle were stressors affecting their sleep in general.