Hours of sleep and associated factors in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Work
; 78(3): 559-567, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38189723
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Sleep alterations are common in college students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sociodemographic factors may predict these alterations in this population.OBJECTIVE:
To identify the sociodemographic factors and health characteristics associated with the number of hours of sleep of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
This was a cross-sectional study carried out with 244 university students from a multicampi public university in the State of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. Data collection was performed online and participants answered a specific questionnaire to assess sleep hours, sociodemographic and health variables.RESULTS:
Significant associations were observed between hours of sleep and older students (odds ratio adjusted -ORaj 3.75; 95% Confidence Interval -CI 1.81-7.75; pâ<â0.01), attending the final semesters (ORaj 1.85; 95% CI 1.05-3.25; pâ<â0.03), and who reported having some disease (ORaj 2.18; 95% CI 1.05-4.50; pâ<â0.03) with greater chances of getting less sleep. However, those who used tobacco (ORaj 0.08; 95% CI 0.01-0.45; pâ<â0.001) were likely to have more hours of sleep per night.CONCLUSION:
Sleep restriction was common among participating college students, which has likely intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions. This encourages specific public health actions, contemplating the health and hours of sleep of this population.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sueño
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Estudiantes
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Work
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos