ChAnGEs in sLEEP hABits of MEDiCAL stUDEnts ACCoRDinG to CLAss stARtinG tiME: A LonGitUDinAL stUDY
2009; Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep Societies; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1984-0659
AutoresPatrícia Furtado Lima, Ana Lígia Dantas De Medeiros, Sérgio Mota‐Rolim, Sérvulo Azevedo Dias Júnior, Katie Morais Almondes, John Fontenele Araújo,
Tópico(s)Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
ResumoBackground and objective: Good quality sleep and adequate amount of sleep are important in order to have better cognitive perfor mance and avoid health problems and psychiatric disorders. Sleep-related disturbances affect a large percentage of university students and may cause impairments in their academic performance. Among the wide range of factors that can influence the sleep habits, university schedules are strongly related with sleep deprivation in students. This longitudinal study aims to investigate the effect of university schedules on medical students’ sleep-wake cycle. Methods: We evaluated the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a Sleep Habits Questionnaire and a sleep diary in three univer sity semesters with different class starting times. Results and Conclusion: The results demonstrated that when classes started earlier in the morning, the students had shorter sleep duration during weekdays, greater difference between weekday and weekend sleep duration (restriction-extension pattern) and worse
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