Daytime sleepiness and sleep quality in physical therapy students
Objectives: To outline a sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness profile of physical therapy undergraduate students, in order to identify the sleep disturbances prevalence in the analyzed sample. Methods: A total of 260 physical therapy students were interviewed through Pittsburgh Sleep Quali...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/2981 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2981 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Disorders of excessive somnolence Physical therapy Sleep Students. Estudantes Fisioterapia Sono Transtornos da sonolência excessiva. |
| Sumario: | Objectives: To outline a sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness profile of physical therapy undergraduate students, in order to identify the sleep disturbances prevalence in the analyzed sample. Methods: A total of 260 physical therapy students were interviewed through Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Results: We observed that 48% (n=124) of the interviewed showed PSQI scores ≥ 5. About the ESS, 28% (n=74) of the participants exhibited excessive daytime sleepiness classified between the three levels. Conclusion: In this study, it was demonstrated that physical therapy students minimize their sleep quality. Considering the role of the sleep in the subject life, inadequate sleep quality affects the quotidian and academic commitments. Therefore, further studies are needed to identify mechanisms that modify sleep normal function. |
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