Participation in nighttime activities in the genesis of depression in public school teachers from the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Autor: Francisca Maria da Silva Correia, Rosângela Nieto de Albuquerque, Hugo André de Lima Martins, Luciano da Fonseca Lins, Murilo Duarte Costa Lima, José Marcos da Silva Dias, Cícera Maria da Silva, Allison José dos Santos, Leonardo Tárcito dos Santos, Valdenilson Ribeiro Ribas
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 276-285
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1980-5764
DOI: 10.1590/S1980-57642012DN06040013
Popis: ABSTRACT Teachers often undertake nighttime work involving exam corrections, projects and devising lesson plans in their homes. Many present excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and depression. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate EDS and depression in teachers from public schools. Methods: 201 female teachers were evaluated in the district of Quipapá/PE, Brazil. Among the study sample, 38 working 1 shift (CONTROL 1), 40 working 2 shifts (CONTROL 2) and 123 working 3 shifts (WTeachers-3T). The subjects were submitted to evaluation by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).The EDS data were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn's multiple comparison, p
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