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Título

SLEEP QUALITY, SLEEPINESS AND CHRONOTYPE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS FROM A BRAZILIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

Introdução

Sleep quality plays a fundamental role in the health and daily performance of individuals. Among the possible determinants of sleep is the work environment. In this context, sleep disorders can represent a significant challenge, affecting not only physical and mental health, but also the productivity and well-being of workers. Few studies have investigated the association between sleep quality and public workers.

Objetivo

This research aims to evaluate the sleep quality of public administrative workers from a Brazilian university, in order to suggest possible pathways to a better work performance.

Métodos

This is a cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. The research was conducted with a sample of 50 public administrative workers (PAW) from a public university located at Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil. Descriptive and hypothesis testing were carried out with the following instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Morning-Evening Questionnaire (MEQ) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).

Resultados

MEQ identified that most of the PAW are moderate morning type (52%) and intermediate (24%) . ESS revealed a prevalence of 30% of excessive daytime sleepiness and PSQI identified poor sleep quality in 56% of the sample. Spearman’s correlation test showed significant negative correlation between PSQI and MEQ scores (rho= -0.34, p=0.015), and Pearson’s correlation test showed significant positive correlation between MEQ score and age (r= 0.34, p=0.016).

Conclusões

Our results suggest that most of the PAW are moderate morning types (52%) and have poor quality of sleep (56%). In addition, the higher PSQI score (poor quality of sleep) the lower is the MEQ score (evening subjects), and Pearson’s correlation test indicates that PAW with higher age are more likely to be morning types.

Palavras -chave

sleep; sleep quality; chronotype, university.