A qualidade do sono em estudantes de ensino superior

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Sleep is of great importance for the good functionality of our organism, being essential to maintain the metabolic and psychological balance and restore brain capacity. However, sleep deprivation is identified as the most common reason for excessive sleepiness. OBJECTIVE: Thus, this update study aims to analyze the quality of the sleep pattern, and the level of sleepiness among university students, and to verify internal and external factors that compromise the quality of sleep in this population. METHODOLOGY: The study is a literature review based on current publications on the subject mentioned above in recent years with descriptive analysis. Scientific articles were obtained from research in the LILACS, PUBMED and SCIELO databases in the period from 2007 to 2020. DISCUSSION: Sleep quality is a subject that has been studied worldwide mainly among university students, of whom it presents a a large portion of the population that deprives themselves of sleep, due to the extensive daily workload, changes in lifestyle and routine, unreasonable social habits, can generate consequences in the transfiguration of the change in the sleep / wake cycle of university students. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: It becomes essential to look at the academic community as sleep contributes to a better quality of life. However, it would be necessary to create a mechanism for institutional intervention programs focused on a healthier lifestyle through communication and information programs, which encourages habits of physical activity, healthy eating and sleep hygiene practices, thus bringing clarification the importance of sleep and its quality, balance and efficiency in the health of university students.