ANALYSIS OF QUALITY OF SLEEP, PERCEIVED STRESS INDEX AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF MEDICAL ACADEMICS DURING THE PERIOD OF DISCIPLINARY EVALUATION OF THE SCHOOL SEMESTER

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592232205052

• Palavras-chave: quality of life, perceived stress index, sleep quality, medical students

• Keywords: quality of life, perceived stress index, sleep quality, medical students

• Abstract:

  Sleep oscillates during the period of 24 hours in a circadian rhythm, controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus. There are two stages of sleep: REM and non-REM, which interfere with long-term memory consolidation, hormonal regulation, temperature and quality of life. In addition, the overload imposed on students allows the desynchronization of the sleep-wake cycle, increasing stress, with worsening academic performance. The objective of this work was to evaluate the sleep quality, quality of life and perceived stress index of students during the final period of semester assessments. Students from a Medicine course were selected during the second semester of 2020, in the week with the highest concentration of evaluations. Participants answered three questionnaires: quality of life (SF-36), Perceived Stress Index (QEP) and Pittsburgh Scale (PSQI). The SF-36 questionnaire showed improvement in functional capacity, limitation due to emotional aspects, pain and general health status, in addition to worsening in energy/fatigue, mental health and social aspects. For the perceived stress index, there were no statistically significant differences. The results of the Pittsburg Scale did not show statistically significant differences, despite the participants reporting a worsening in sleep quality.

   

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