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Hours of sleep and associated factors in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Source :
- Work; 2024, Vol. 78 Issue 3, p559-567, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Sleep alterations are common in college students, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sociodemographic factors may predict these alterations in this population. OBJECTIVE: To identify the sociodemographic factors and health characteristics associated with the number of hours of sleep of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study carried out with 244 university students from a multicampi public university in the State of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. Data collection was performed online and participants answered a specific questionnaire to assess sleep hours, sociodemographic and health variables. RESULTS: Significant associations were observed between hours of sleep and older students (odds ratio adjusted –ORaj: 3.75; 95% Confidence Interval –CI: 1.81–7.75; p < 0.01), attending the final semesters (ORaj: 1.85; 95% CI: 1.05–3.25; p < 0.03), and who reported having some disease (ORaj: 2.18; 95% CI: 1.05–4.50; p < 0.03) with greater chances of getting less sleep. However, those who used tobacco (ORaj: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.01–0.45; p < 0.001) were likely to have more hours of sleep per night. CONCLUSION: Sleep restriction was common among participating college students, which has likely intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions. This encourages specific public health actions, contemplating the health and hours of sleep of this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CROSS-sectional method
CURRICULUM
HEALTH status indicators
QUESTIONNAIRES
LOGISTIC regression analysis
QUANTITATIVE research
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
AGE distribution
SLEEP duration
ODDS ratio
RESEARCH methodology
STATISTICS
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
PSYCHOLOGY of college students
CONFIDENCE intervals
DATA analysis software
TOBACCO products
HEALTH promotion
COVID-19 pandemic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10519815
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178293619
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-220648