Daytime sleepiness, sleep time and social jetlag in undergraduate students

• Autores: Morales-Sánchez, Ana Karen, Padrós-Blázquez, Ferran, Villuendas-González, Erwin Rogelio
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Lenguaje: inglés; español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.upc.edu.pe:article/1663
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upc.edu.pe/index.php/docencia/article/view/1663
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: horas de sueño; somnolencia excesiva diurna; jetlag social; calidad de sueño; sleep hours; daytime sleepiness; social jetlag; sleep quality; horas de sono; sonolência diurna excessiva; qualidade do sono

Introduction: Daytime sleepiness has been associated with several factors such as sleep quality, sleep hours and regularity. However, daytime sleepiness studies seldomly consider activity as a relevant variable (comparing working days vs. weekends). Aim: To study the relationship between sleeping hours, social jetlag and daytime sleepiness in undergraduate students. Methods: Participants responded to an online questionnaire, in order to gather sleep hours and daytime sleepiness (using the Epworth Scale). Results: Significant differences were observed in sleep hours during working days and weekends (t(225) = 13.660; p < .001; d = 1.05) as well as negative correlations between daytime sleepiness and sleep hours. Discussion: Further studies are needed with a more thorough variable control, considering study areas as well as chronotypes.