Dados do Trabalho

Título

Sleep Quality, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents from the City of Recife/PE: A Preliminary Study

Introdução

Adolescence is a phase of life marked by biological, emotional and social changes that affect the lives of individuals, with sleep being essential to ensure a good quality of life. Therefore, poor sleep quality, which results in excessive daytime sleepiness, directly affects central aspects of adolescents’ lives, may result in serious and even irreparable damage, such as depression and other mood changes.

Objetivo

To analyze the association between sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and depressive symptoms in adolescents.

Métodos

An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out in a public school in the Brazilian city of Recife (PE), with a sample of 200 adolescents of both genders, aged between 11 and 15 years old. The instruments used for data collection were: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Person's Chi-square test was used for data analysis, with a margin of error of 5% and a confidence level of 95%. IBM SPSS version 2.7 software was used to perform the analyses.

Resultados

Most adolescents were male (53.5%), aged between 13 and 14 years old (59.5%), who presented poor sleep quality (64.5%), excessive daytime sleepiness (32.5%) and depressive symptoms (16%). Sleep quality was associated with depressive symptoms (p = 0.031), though not with EDS.

Conclusões

An association was observed between sleep quality and the symptoms of depression in adolescents.

Palavras -chave

Sleep quality, adolescents, symptoms of depression.