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THE IMPACT OF SLEEP QUALITY IN MEDICAL TRAINING

CAIRON RODRIGO FARIA RIBEIRO 1 ; FERNANDO SADANO DA SILVA 1 ; GUILHERME MELO NATALIN 2 ; MARIANA VICENTE CANO 1 ; SANDRA MÁRCIA CARVALHO DE OLIVEIRA 3 ; YASMIN MARIA GARCIA PRATA DA SILVA RIBEIRO 1
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The academic demands of medical students tend to change the quality of sleep and desynchronize the sleep-wake cycle, forcing them to choose between keeping a regular sleep-wake cycle or sleep well, to fulfill the academic requirements . The objective of this work was to study the sleep quality of medical students of the Federal University of Acre and make an association between sleep disorders of excessive somnolence during the day with the poor quality of sleep. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study, quantitative, descriptive, survey type. The sample consisted of 181 students. The instrument used was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Among the 181 students interviewed, there was a prevalence of 61.9% (n = 112) with bad sleep quality, and in this group 37.5% (n = 42) have sleep disorders of excessive somnolence. It was found 39.7% that reported pain as a major factor that affects the quality of sleep. The study found that most students have bad sleep quality and related deterioration in well-being during the day. Excessive somnolence seems to be the main factor of this disorder. Therefore, sleep and circadian rhythm should begin to integrate diagnostics, among those who are the most common in the class of medical students.