SLEEP QUALITY AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO WORK OR JUST STUDY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Sleep is a fundamental phenomenon that brings together a combination of several physiological events that are important for our functioning. After entering college, students become target of factors that lead to sleep deprivation, such as dedication to academic activities and jobs. The objective was to compare the sleep quality of university students who only study and those who also work. This is a quantitative, comparative, observational and cross-sectional study, using the Snowball method. The sample consisted of 308 students. 77.6% being female. Average age 21 years. 38.6% are working students. 80.18% had poor or very poor sleep quality. Lower prevalence of good sleep quality among students who work than among those who only study, being 14.28% and 23.28%, respectively (p<0.05). It was concluded that the quality of sleep is reduced in university students in general, being even lower in students who combine work and study.

Keywords: Sleep; Sleep Quality; Students; Universities; Work.