Teachers often undertake nighttime work involving exam corrections, projects and
devising lesson plans in their homes. Many present excessive daytime sleepiness
(EDS) and depression.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate EDS and depression in teachers
from public schools.Methods201 female teachers were evaluated in the district of Quipapá/PE,
Brazil. Among the study sample, 38 working 1 shift (CONTROL 1), 40 working 2
shifts (CONTROL 2) and 123 working 3 shifts (WTeachers-3T). The subjects
were submitted to evaluation by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Beck
Depression Inventory (BDI).The EDS data were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis
test with Dunn's multiple comparison, p<0.05and expressed in MEDIAN
(MINIMUM - MAXIMUM) whereas the depression data were analyzed by the
Chi-square test, with p<0.05, expressed in percentage.ResultsWTeachers-3T presented excessive daytime sleepiness and higher rates of mild
(24%) and moderate (37%) depression compared to controls - Control 1: mild
(8%) and moderate (11%) - Control 2: mild (5%) and moderate (15%).ConclusionThis study found that teachers in the Quipapá municipality of
Penambuco state working three shifts showed excessive daytime sleepiness and
a higher percentage of mild and moderate depression compared to teachers
working only one (1) or two (2) shifts.
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