Fatores associados à qualidade do sono em alunos do ensino médio de Escola Pública do Norte do Tocantins no contexto da COVID-19

Abstract

The objective of this work was to analyze the factors associated with the quality of sleep of adolescents in high school at a public school in the north of Tocantins in the context of Covid-19. Cross-sectional study carried out with students aged 15 to 18 years. The dependent variable was sleep quality and independent variables: sociodemographic characteristics, insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, chronotype, anxiety and depression. The final sample consisted of 88 students. 60.2% of the adolescents had poor sleep quality and 21.6% had sleep disorders, more prevalent among females. There was difference between the groups in the following sociodemographic variables: color (p=0.01), not having children (p=0.05) and family arrangement (p=0.05); in sleep variables: excessive daytime sleepiness (p=0.002) and insomnia (p < 0.001); and variables of mental disorders: anxiety (p=0.01) and depression (p=0.005). More than half of the students of both sexes had poor sleep quality, which could lead to the presence of sleep disorders at this stage of life. Strategies for sleep hygiene in this age group are emerging.