Sleep quality and daytime drowsiness in nursing students

Identifier:  TFG:2318

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG2318

Authors:  Paez Diaz Carmen.

Abstract:
Many studies prove that sleep disorder affects in many ways the quality of life and also in the immune system and cognitive functions. Students have got different sleeping patterns. To study their impact on nursery students could give key information to create proper health education strategies. The aim of this study is to analyze the sleep quality and drowsiness in nursery and other associated nursery students and the factors involved. 290 selected students participated in this study. The Epworth sleepiness scale was used to establish the excessive drowsiness and the Pitssburgh sleep quality index was used for the sleep quality investigation. The data was analyzed statistically. The results show a great lack of sleep quality and a high level of drowsiness wich supports and proposes a “sleep hygiene” education subject.