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Título

INFLUENCE OF LIFESTYLE THE ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AND SLEEP QUALITY IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Introdução

Lifestyle is widely discussed as a mediator of the health-disease process, and is defined as a set of habits that favor the good development of the body, mind, and social interaction. Studies show that the medical student's journey requires great dedication, time, and physical and mental effort, making it common to develop habits that are harmful to health, such as a sedentary lifestyle, the use of drugs and, stimulating drinks, as well as the excessive use of screens close to bedtime. These factors can increase the risk of developing anxiety symptoms and changes in sleep quality.

Objetivo

To assess whether there is a correlation between lifestyle profile, anxiety symptoms, and sleep quality in medical students.

Métodos

Students were submitted to an online form (Google Forms) in which sociodemographic data were collected, in addition to assessing sleep quality using the Mini Sleep Questionnaire; anxiety symptoms using the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and lifestyle using the Individual Lifestyle Profile. The software used to analyze the data was Statistica (Statsoft, Inc., version 7.0). The significance level adopted was p ≤ 0.05.

Resultados

Eighty-seven (87) students were selected with an age of 25.1 ± 6.01 (mean ± standard deviation), the majority of whom were female (77.3%). The results demonstrated a positive correlation between anxiety and sleep (r = 0.583) and a tendency towards a negative correlation between anxiety symptoms and lifestyle profile (p = 0.08). However, there was no significant correlation between sleep and lifestyle profile. In addition, there was a positive correlation between the use of stimulant medication/drinks and the anxiety symptoms variable (r = 0.307), and with sleep quality (r = 0.315).

Conclusões

Thus, the results suggest that anxiety symptoms and the use of medication/stimulant drinks can affect sleep quality, and vice versa.  However, no significant correlations were observed between lifestyle profiles, anxiety symptoms, and sleep. Therefore, studies like this are of great relevance to help raise awareness among medical students about the influence of lifestyle on anxiety symptoms and sleep quality.

Palavras -chave

Life Habits; Stressors; Graduation; Mood; Sleepiness.