Somnolencia diurna excesiva en estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón / Evaluation of excessive daytime sleepiness on medical students of San Simon University
un porcentaje menor pero relevante de estudiantes de medicina de la UMSS tiene algún grado de somnolencia diurna excesiva. Este menor porcentaje puede deberse al uso de siestas; habito comúnmente practicado en nuestro país.
It was a cross-sectional, descriptive study. Medical students of San Simon University responded to a survey which included demographics, Epworth Sleepiness Scale translated to Spanish, number of nighttime hours of sleep, presence of naps and use of any stimulant of the central nervous system during the month prior to the survey.
RESULTS:
The universe consisted of 1923 students and the sample was 324 students from the first to the fifth course of the medical school of University of San Simon (5% margin of error, 95% level of confidence); 57% female, mean age was 21 years (±2.1), the average Epworth Sleepiness scale was 9 (±3.3) (95% CI 8.46-9.54); 23.6% presented some degree of excessive daytime sleepiness; 67% of students indicated sleep 4-6 hours daily; 79% enjoy 5 - 90 minute daily naps during the month prior to survey; 76% reported using some type of stimulant of the central nervous system.