Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living?
Objectives: This study aimed at characterizing medical students’ sleep and life quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (SP) state. Material and Methods: All public higher education institutions (HEIs) of SP state were invited to participate. From a list of 56 private HEIs, 16 were...
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| author | Karen Wellen da Silva Beltrame Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam Sergio Henrique Kiemle Trindade Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed at characterizing medical students’ sleep and life quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (SP) state.
Material and Methods: All public higher education institutions (HEIs) of SP state were invited to participate. From a list of 56 private HEIs, 16 were randomly selected. The web survey collected: sociodemographic data; factors related to COVID-19; sleep self-assessment; scores in the Epworth sleepiness scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and student and resident life in the health area - questionnaire.
Results: The HEIs’ acceptance rate was 25% (8), resulting in 200 participants (response rate 5.04%), aged ≥18 years, 60.5% females. Concerning COVID-19, 89.00% never showed symptoms and/or tested positive, 82.00% declared full adherence to epidemiological measures to prevent the infection’s spread, and 45.00% completed the vaccination schedule against SARS-CoV-2. Sleep deprivation was accompanied by a drop of self-perceived sleep quality from 8 to 6 (in a Likert scale) during COVID-19 pandemics (p≤0.0001), 76.50% were poor sleepers, and 40.00% had drowsiness, especially women (p≤0.05). They also had lower quality of life and unfavorable psychological and physical outcomes than men (p≤0.05). Internship students had a more negative perception of the educational environment (p≤0.05), characterized by an excessive workload.
Discussion: Women and internship students are a representative fraction that requires special attention and focused strategies to cope with sleep problems and medical education during COVID-19 pandemics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c328d0f62ff4904a7c1f3fc34d80dff2024-01-02T15:49:26ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Sleep Science1984-06591984-00632022-12-01150437438210.5935/1984-0063.20220066Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living?Karen Wellen da Silva Beltrame0Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam1Sergio Henrique Kiemle Trindade2Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues3Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - BrazilHospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - BrazilHospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - BrazilHospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - BrazilObjectives: This study aimed at characterizing medical students’ sleep and life quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (SP) state. Material and Methods: All public higher education institutions (HEIs) of SP state were invited to participate. From a list of 56 private HEIs, 16 were randomly selected. The web survey collected: sociodemographic data; factors related to COVID-19; sleep self-assessment; scores in the Epworth sleepiness scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and student and resident life in the health area - questionnaire. Results: The HEIs’ acceptance rate was 25% (8), resulting in 200 participants (response rate 5.04%), aged ≥18 years, 60.5% females. Concerning COVID-19, 89.00% never showed symptoms and/or tested positive, 82.00% declared full adherence to epidemiological measures to prevent the infection’s spread, and 45.00% completed the vaccination schedule against SARS-CoV-2. Sleep deprivation was accompanied by a drop of self-perceived sleep quality from 8 to 6 (in a Likert scale) during COVID-19 pandemics (p≤0.0001), 76.50% were poor sleepers, and 40.00% had drowsiness, especially women (p≤0.05). They also had lower quality of life and unfavorable psychological and physical outcomes than men (p≤0.05). Internship students had a more negative perception of the educational environment (p≤0.05), characterized by an excessive workload. Discussion: Women and internship students are a representative fraction that requires special attention and focused strategies to cope with sleep problems and medical education during COVID-19 pandemics.https://sleepscience.org.br/export-pdf/3356/v15n4a01.pdfsleepsleepinesseducationmedicalundergraduatecovid-19. |
| spellingShingle | Karen Wellen da Silva Beltrame Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam Sergio Henrique Kiemle Trindade Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living? Sleep Science sleep sleepiness education medical undergraduate covid-19. |
| title | Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living? |
| title_full | Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living? |
| title_fullStr | Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living? |
| title_short | Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living? |
| title_sort | web survey during covid 19 pandemic in sao paulo state how are medical students sleeping and living |
| topic | sleep sleepiness education medical undergraduate covid-19. |
| url | https://sleepscience.org.br/export-pdf/3356/v15n4a01.pdf |
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