Avaliação da qualidade do sono e sonolência diurna em estudantes universitários no início e final de semestre

Abstract

Summary Introduction: In some periods of the semester the university student needs to dedicate himself to studies more vigorously due to the study routine. Thus, it is often necessary to give up the night's sleep, resulting in sleep deprivation that affects the quality and causes daytime sleepiness. Objectives: Evaluate the quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness of university students and whether the study routine in certain periods influences these two aspects. Methodology: This is a longitudinal study with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The non-probabilistic convenience sample, consisting of 32 university students, who were enrolled in the second period of physiotherapy at the Federal University of Uberlândia. Participants were evaluated at the beginning and end of the period, with the following questionnaires: Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESE), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a questionnaire on sleep perception and routine studies prepared by the authors. Results: The quality of sleep, daytime sleepiness showed no significant difference between the first and second evaluation, and as for the routine of studies, a significant difference was observed between the evaluations, in addition, university students reported that the routine of studies interfered with their night's sleep. Conclusion: It is concluded that most university students have poor quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness, probably due to the increase in the volume of studies.