Open AccessFactors associated to the sleep quality of medical students
Author(s) -
Solange Campos Vicentini,
Eliane Dantas Rocha,
Andrea dos Santos Garcia,
Andre Luis do Nascimento Ferreira,
Hugo MacedoRamos,
Thiago Quinellato Louro,
Marcus Vinicius Gemelli Minucci,
Luiz Carlos Santiago,
Maria Tereza Serrano Barbosa,
Carlos Roberto Lyra da Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista neurociências
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-4905
pISSN - 0104-3579
DOI - 10.34024/rnc.2021.v29.12426
Subject(s) - epworth sleepiness scale , pittsburgh sleep quality index , observational study , test (biology) , sleep (system call) , sleep quality , psychology , scale (ratio) , quality (philosophy) , excessive daytime sleepiness , chi square test , physical therapy , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , sleep disorder , psychiatry , insomnia , polysomnography , computer science , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , biology , operating system , paleontology , apnea , epistemology , quantum mechanics , physics
Objective. To identify the factors associated with the sleep quality of medical students through the subjective indices of Pittsburg and Epworth. Method. It is an observational and analytical study, a sample consisting of 131 students who completed the form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire (PSQI), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Chi-square test to analyze possible associations between sleep quality and qualitative variables. Results. It found that 60.31% (ESS) of the participants presented daytime sleepiness disorders and 73.28% (PSQI) poor quality disorders. Conclusions. The results demonstrated the need to carry out an educational program among students to improve sleep quality and prevent health issues.