[Influence of stress factors and socio-demographic characteristics on the sleep quality of nursing students].

Autor: Benavente SB; Nursing School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Silva RM; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil., Higashi AB; Nursing School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Guido Lde A; Nursing School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, afatimalucena@gmail.com., Costa AL; Nursing School, Medical-Surgery Nursing Department, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, anascosta@usp.br.
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2014 Jun; Vol. 48 (3), pp. 514-20.
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-623420140000300018
Abstrakt: Objective: To analyze the influence of stress factors and socio-demographic characteristics on the sleep quality of nursing students.
Method: An analytical cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted with 151 nursing students in São Paulo between March and April of 2012. A form for socio-demographic characteristics, the Instrument to Evaluate Stress in Nursing Students and the Pittsburgh Sleep Index were applied.
Results: High levels of stress was predominant for Time Management (27.8%) and Professional Training (30.5%) and low sleep quality (78.8%). The Professional Communication, Professional Training and Theoretical Activity are positively correlated to sleep quality. Work activity, academic year and time for daily studies contributed to a low quality of sleep.
Conclusion: Few stress factors from the academic environment and some socio-demographic characteristics contributed to the reduction of sleep quality in students.
Databáze: MEDLINE