Dados do Trabalho

Título

Evaluation of Sleep Quality in Users of a Primary Health Care Unit in São Carlos-SP

Introdução

Sleep is essential for maintaining human physical and psychological health, and its deprivation can lead to a loss of quality of life. This study was carried out as part of Sleep Week 2024, an annual event promoted by a consortium of organizations - the Brazilian Sleep Association (ABSONO), the Brazilian Association of Sleep Medicine (ABMS) and the Brazilian Association of Sleep Dentistry (ABROS) - which aims to raise awareness and access sleep data from the campaign's target populations. In our case, the campaign targeted attendees of a primary healthcare unit in the city of São Carlos-SP.

Objetivo

To assess the quality of sleep, as well as to address the issue of sleep health with people attending a Family Health Unit located on the outskirts of the city of São Carlos-SP.

Métodos

This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study with a quantitative and qualitative approach. All participants signed an informed consent form and answered questionnaires designed by the researchers. The sample size was 40, defined as representative throughout the application, and made up a probabilistic sample. The questionnaire included basic questions to identify and assess comorbidities, as well as questions from validated questionnaires such as the STOP-BANG scale, the Insomnia Severity Index (IGI) and the Epworth Sleepiness Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were analyzed using IBM SPSS 25.0.0.

Resultados

Of the 40 people who answered the survey, 31 were women and only 9 were men. The ages of the participants ranged from 21 to 71 years old. Of these, 45% rated their sleep with a score equal to or greater than 7, 20% between 5 and 6 and 35% between 1 and 4. The population average was 6.05, 6.23 among women and 5.44 among men, a difference of 0.79 points. We found that 19 people (47.5%) had insomnia and 3 had excessive daytime sleepiness.

Conclusões

This research contributes to building a sleep health profile of the target population and also encourages these users to read and critically reflect on their reality. This is a fundamental step towards promoting sleep health and building a health education process centered on comprehensive care. Given the 35% prevalence of complaints of poor sleep quality, with scores ranging from 1 to 4, it is important to emphasize the importance of preparing primary care doctors to deal with such complaints, as well as providing guidance on sleep hygiene and measures to improve the quality of sleep of these patients.

Palavras -chave

Primary care, sleep quality, physical exercise