Keywords
sleep
daytime sleepiness
the Epworth Sleepiness Scale
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Abstract
Background. Sleep disturbances and excessive daytime sleepiness is a common phenomenon among young people. Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness among the student population Wroclaw universities and study its relationship to the number of hours of sleep, paid employment, number of hours of study time falling asleep and to obtain the knowledge regarding use of stimulants. Material and methods. The study group consisted of 998 students, including 707 women and 291 men aged 22.3 + 1.9 years. The study was conducted using an anonymous questionnaire among students of Wroctaw universities. Results. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale revealed excessive daytime sleepiness in 38 students (3.8%), medium daytime sleepiness in 292 students (29.3%), and absence of excessive daytime sleepiness in 668 students (66.9%). Daytime sleepiness as a symptom in the study group reported nearly 70% of the students. Significantly less students with a low point score on Epworth scale reported sleepiness as a symptom than those with a medium or a high score on the scale (60%, 84.5% and 84.2%; p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that excessive daytime sleepiness is associated with the duration of up to five hours of sleep (OR 5.1 95% CI 1.7-14.7; p < 0.005) and the number of hours of work at night more than 10 per week (OR 2.5 95% CI 1.04-5.9; p < 0.05), whereas there was no relationship to the number of hours of the night learning. Conclusions. 1. The problem of daytime sleepiness reported about 70% of the students but in the objective assessment of the degree of excessive daytime sleepiness using the Epworth scale, most students do not have excessive daytime sleepiness, however, about 30% of the students had medium daytime sleepiness, and almost 4% had excessive daytime sleepiness. 2. The increased daytime sleepiness is related to the short duration of sleep and a greater number of hours of work at night. 3. Drinking coffee is more prevalent among students of the medium and excessive daytime sleepiness than students without daytime sleepiness.References
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