Characterization of sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in a sample of students of the medical program of the University of Manizales (Colombia)

Caracterización de la calidad del sueño y de la somnolencia diurna excesiva en una muestra estudiantes del programa de medicina de la universidad de Manizales (Colombia)

Objective: to characterize the quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness in undergraduate medical students. Materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional   descriptive research. A non-probabilistic sample of 259 students was used during the 1st. Semester of 2016 who were enrolled in the Medicine program at the University of Manizales and that met the following inclusion criteria: age between 16 to 30 years; Absence of neurological, psychiatric alterations, or history of repetition, delay or school failure; Signature of informed consent. Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used as instruments. Results: a total of 149 women (57.7%) and 110 men (42.5%) were found to have a quality of sleep requiring medical attention and treatment in 91.9% of the cases, and that 68.7% of the students presented somnolence or moderate. Taking into account that the study contributes to confirm the poor quality of sleep and the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness in the evaluated university population, it is recommended to implement education programs to improve sleep efficiency and hygiene.