Avaliação da qualidade do sono de estudantes universitários de Fortaleza-CE

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ABSTRACT:The aim in this research was to evaluate the sleep quality of college students in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. A crosssectional study was conducted with 701 students from the Universidade Federal do Ceará, from March to June 2011. We used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Most students presented poor subjective sleep quality (54%), sleep latency in less than 15 minutes (60.1%) and efficiency under 65% (99%). In the sample, the sleep duration was of 6.3 hours per day (SD±1.4 hours) (p<0.001). Data analysis revealed that a substantial portion of the college students (95.3%) surveyed presented poor sleep quality. It is essential to operationalize health promotion actions at the universities in such a way that the students construct their own quality of sleep. DESCRIPTORS: EVALUACIÓN DE LA CALIDAD DEL SUEÑO DE ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS DE FORTALEZA-CERESUMEN: El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar la calidad del sueño de los estudiantes universitarios en Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil. Se realizó una encuesta con los estudiantes de 701 en la Universidad Federal de Ceará entre marzo y junio de 2011. Se utilizó el índice de la Calidad del Sueño de Pittsburgh (PSQI). La mayoría de los estudiantes tenía una mala calidad subjetiva del sueño (54%), la latencia del sueño y la eficiencia de menos de 15 minutos (60,1%) y 65% (99%), respectivamente. La duración del sueño de la muestra fue de 6,3 horas por día (SD ± 1,4 horas) (p<0,001). El análisis de los siete componentes del PSQI mostró que una parte sustancial de los estudiantes universitarios encuestados (95,2%) tienen mala calidad del sueño. El análisis de datos reveló que una parte sustancial de la universidad investigado (95,3%) tenían mala calidad del sueño. DESCRIPTORES:Sueño. Transtornos del sueño. Estudiantes. Enfermería.

Sleep pattern and associated risk factors among a medical college staff

“…8 In the present study sleep quality in the last month was bad in 5.23% which was quiet low compared to sleep quality in Marcio Flavio et al study where 54% considered sleep quality as bad and 69.7% in R-Q Liu et al study. 6,9 Mean sleep duration of the respondents with Good sleep is 7 hrs 58 min±1 hr 32 minutes, little longer than Marcio Flavio et al study (6 hours and 44 min±1 hour 42 min) and that of bad sleepers is 6 hrs 28 min±1 hr 29 minutes similar to Marcio Flavio et al study (6 hrs and 45 minutes ± 1 hr 42 min). 9 Regarding habitual sleep efficiency 112 (73.21%) were having good sleep efficiency (> 85%), 8 (5.23%) were having worst range of sleep efficiency which was quiet better compared to Marcio Flavio et al study where 99% had worst range of sleep efficacy.…”

“…6,9 Mean age was 33.09 years (poor sleep) and 34.37 years (good sleep) and between both the groups there is no significant difference where as in the study conducted by R-Q Liu et al the mean age was little higher with 50.58 years in persons with good sleep and 54.38 yrs in persons with bad sleep and persons having poor sleep were having significantly higher age compared to persons with good sleep. 6 Mean age of participants in a study in Brazil was found to be 21.5%.…”

“…6 Mean age of participants in a study in Brazil was found to be 21.5%. 9 When compared to both males and females, females (64.4) were having better sleep quality compared to males (50.7), where as in R-Q Liu et al study only 48.71 % of females were having better sleep quality compared to 51.29 in males and in Marcio Flavio study in brazil 62.6% were females. 6,9 Concerning with occupation, Doctors (59/88) were having better sleep compared to paramedical workers.…”

Qualidade do sono e cronotipo de estudantes de enfermagem

“…A study conducted with 701 students from the Universidade Federal do Ceará found that 95.3% of students had poor sleep quality. (13) Another study performed at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco with 173 students (92 of courses in the area of exact sciences, mathematics, physics and computing, and 81 in the area of biological sciences and physical education) found poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in students of health and exact sciences. (14) Regarding students who also work, the data on sleepiness are in agreement with the literature, corroborating the study performed in a private university in the countryside of the state of São Paulo with nursing students who worked on night shifts.…”

Satisfaction with academic experience among undergraduate nursing students

“…2,[13][14] Students who developed leisure activities had a higher degree of satisfaction with the course and with the opportunity of development, which confirms other studies that highlight the importance of carrying out leisure activities as therapeutic activities, since students are more satisfied when they have free time for their personal lives and have the possibility of temporarily staying away from a stressful environment, thus relieving tensions that are specific to the academic life. [15][16] Besides, younger students also had a higher degree of satisfaction with the course and with the opportunity of development, as they might idealize the university environment and have positive expectations about professional training and personal development, as well as expectations of new friendships or even affectional bonds, which all result in a desire to be effectively involved in the course activities. 17 Another aspect observed was that the age group under 25 is less committed to housing or family matters, 17 which makes them more likely to be involved in the course and in activities related to the opportunity of development.…”