Epworth Sleepiness Scale outcome in 616 brazilian medical students

Alóe, Flávio; Pedroso, André Silva; Tavares, S.M.O.

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1997000200009

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“…Somnolence is defined as the inability to maintain an adequate level of wakefulness, or as an excessive degree of daytime sleepiness 10 . Reference to some of the consequences of excessive somnolence on medical activities may be found in the literature.…”

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“…We found an interesting reference in literature 10 that deals in part with this subject, in which the ESS scores of 616 medical students from the University of São Paulo Medical Faculty were followed up. In that study we find average ESS scores of 10.00 ± 3.69 -statistically greater than those of Australian students (7.60 ± 3.90), according to Johns 23 .…”

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Daytime sleepiness and academic performance in medical students

Rodrigues

Viegas

Silva

et al. 2002

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-This report presents an analysis of the complaints of increasing daytime sleepiness as well as a study on their possible effects on the academic performance of medical students at the University of Brasilia. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale was applied to 172 medical students, at the beginning of August 1997 and at the end of November 1997. Academic performance was measured by analyzing the number of SS grades (from 9.0 to 10 over ten) and MM grades (from 5.0 to 6.9) attained in exams at the end of that school period. The results showed that at the beginning of the semester, 68 (39.53%) of these 172 students already presented with excessive daytime sleepiness, and that of the 104 remaining students, 38 (22%) developed daytime sleepiness by the end of the semester. Furthermore, it was observed that the sleepier students did not achieve as well as the others on their final examinations. KEY WORDS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale, daytime sleepiness, medical students, academic performance.Sonolência diurna e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes de medicina Sonolência diurna e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes de medicina Sonolência diurna e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes de medicina Sonolência diurna e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes de medicina Sonolência diurna e desempenho acadêmico em estudantes de medicina RESUMO -Este trabalho analisa a relação entre queixas de sonolência diurna crescente e desempenho acadêmico de estudantes de medicina da Universidade de Brasília. A escala de sonolência de Epworth foi aplicada em 172 estudantes de medicina no início de agosto de 1997 e no final de novembro (respectivamente início e final do semestre letivo). Estudou-se o desempenho acadêmico pela análise do número de menções SS (valores entre 9,0 e 10,0) e MM (valores entre 5,0 a 6,9) obtidas no final do referido semestre letivo. Os resultados revelam sonolência diurna desde o início do semestre em 68 alunos (39,53%) e, nos 104 restantes, observou-se sonolência diurna crescente no decorrer do semestre em 38 alunos (22 %). Observou-se também que os estudantes mais sonolentos apresentaram pior desempenho acadêmico. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Escala de Sonolência de Epworth, sonolência diurna excessiva, estudantes de medicina, desempenho acadêmico. The importance given to excessive daytime somnolence as a public health problem has increased lately, as it is one that affects almost 12% of all Americans 1 . Moreover, it has been held responsible for motor vehicle and work accidents, for difficulties in adapting to new situations, and for social maladjustment problems, as well as for a decrease in quality of life 2-5 . The literature describes an excessive occurrence of daytime somnolence in occupations such as professional drivers 6 , workers who do night shifts 7 , and medical residents 8 whose activities entail a lack of sleep as well as too much work, both of which cause stress.Despite the importance of these facts, little is to be found in the literature regarding daytime excessive drowsiness in medical students, not to mention the...

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Daytime sleepiness and academic performance in medical students

Rodrigues

Viegas

Silva

et al. 2002

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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“…Excessive daytime sleepiness was assessed by applying the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) 22 , and the depressive symptoms, by BDI, both applied during the PSG. For overnight polysomnography, AHI was used for the diagnosis and assessment of severity of OSA.…”

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and depressive symptoms

Dominici

Gomes

2009

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-Background:The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and depressive symptoms is ambiguous in the literature. Purpose: To investigate if there is a correlation between depressive symptoms and the severity of OSA. Method: A retrospective, cross-sectional study of data from 123 consecutive adults patients with neither mental illness nor psychotropic drugs intake, referred to a sleep laboratory for an evaluation of OSA. For the statistical analysis (uni-and multivariate), we used the following variables: gender and age, as well as scores based on several scales and indexes such as Beck Depressive Inventory (BDI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Body Mass Index (BMI) and Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI). Results: Univariate analysis found a weak but statistically significant negative correlation between BDI and AHI. However, with the multivariate logistic regression analysis model, the inverse relation between AHI and BDI no longer has statistical significance. Conclusion: There is no causal relationship between OSA and depressive symptoms in the population studied.KEy wOrDS: obstructive sleep apnea, depressive symptoms, Beck depressive inventory, apnea and hypopnea index. sintomas depressivos e síndrome de apnéia obstrutiva do sonoResumo -Contexto: A relação entre apnéia obstrutiva do sono (AOS) e sintomas depressivos é ambígua na literatura. Objetivo: Investigar se há relação entre sintomas depressivos e intensidade da AOS. Método: Estudo transversal e retrospectivo com 123 pacientes adultos, consecutivamente atendidos em laboratório de sono, para avaliar AOS, sem transtornos mentais nem uso de psicotrópicos. Para análise estatística (uni e multivariada), utilizamos as seguintes variáveis: sexo e idade, além de escores de diversas escalas: Escala de Depressão de Beck (EDB), Escala de Sonolência diurna de Epworth (EPw), Índice de Massa Corporal e o Índice de Apnéia /Hipopnéia (IAH). Resultados: A análise univariada demonstrou fraca, mas estatisticamente significativa relação negativa entre EDB e IAH. Porém, na análise multivariada por regressão logística, esta relação inversa perdeu sua significância. Conclusão: Não há relação causal, em nossa população estudada, entre sintomas depressivos e intensidade de AOS.PAlAvrAS-CHAvE: apnéia obstrutiva do sono, sintomas depressivos, escala de depressão de Beck e índice de apnéia/hipopnéia.

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“…3). Considering that the maximum score (3 points) of the PSQI scale means the worst sleep quality (6), and that students show a higher sleep deprivation [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. While a significant difference among female versus male nursing students indicates greater sleep deprivation in female than male participants (Table 3 and 4).…”

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“…Excessive daytime sleepiness has been described as the main daytime dysfunction in the students. Daytime sleepiness was prevalent among 18.9% of the medical students from the University of Brasilia (Brazil) [12], 22.4% of the students from the King Saud University (Saudi Arabia) [13], 51.5% of the students from the Federal University of Goiás (Brazil) [7,14], and 35.5% of the students from the International Medical University (Malaysia) [15]. Moreover, excessive daytime sleepiness in students has been correlated with short sleep duration [13], poor academic performance [12], minor psychiatric disorders [10], sleep disorders [16], depressive symptoms [17] and poor sleep quality [7].…”

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Comparative Evaluation of the Sleep Quality in Male Verses Female Students of Nursing at School of Nursing and Midwifery of MBU

Alibakhshi-kenari¹

2014

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Abstract:Aims: Traditionally science students exhibit poor sleep quality and impaired academic and professional performances due to high sleep deprivation and high incidences of daytime dysfunctions. The present study was aimed to evaluate the sleep quality in nursing students from the School of nursing and midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (MBU) in Tehran. Study design: Sleep quality was evaluated by filling out the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Place and Duration of Study: School of nursing and midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (MBU) in Tehran, during 1 November, 2012 to 1 May, 2014. Methodology: 133 nursing students were divided into different groups (on the basis of age; group to 4); each group was further divided into two groups based on sex. Mean values of the score obtained for each PSQI category were analyzed by the Student t-test and 95% of Confidence of Intervals, to investigate the statistical differences among the male verses female groups and the correlation between the group and its respective score. Results: Findings showed that nursing students presented a fairly poor subjective sleep quality. Mean scores of sleep quality (PSQI category 1), sleep latency (PSQI category 2), sleep duration (PSQI category 3) and sleep efficiency (PSQI category 4) of female students were found significantly high in comparison to male students, while mean score of sleep disturbances (PSQI category 5), use of hypnotics/anti33 depressants (PSQI category 6) and daytime dysfunction (PSQI category 7) were non-significantly different among female and male students. Conclusion: The poor sleep quality in nursing students suggests that authorities should have specific guidance on sleep hygiene and should provide support for students presenting disturbances in day-time activities.

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Epworth Sleepiness Scale outcome in 616 brazilian medical students

Cited by 35 publications

References 21 publications

Daytime sleepiness and academic performance in medical students

Daytime sleepiness and academic performance in medical students

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and depressive symptoms

Comparative Evaluation of the Sleep Quality in Male Verses Female Students of Nursing at School of Nursing and Midwifery of MBU

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