Co-Relation Between Sleep Disorders and Cognitive Assessment of Students of Medicine

  • Átila Mourão Lima Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Julia Rodrigues Marcondes Dutra Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Julio César Tolentino Junior Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Arthur Fernandez Cortez Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Roberta Benitez Freitas Passos Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Wagner Martignoni de Figueiredo Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17765/1518-1243.2016v18n1p5-13
Keywords: Insomnia, Cognition, Excessive Day Sleeping

Abstract

University students of Medicine are susceptible to sleep disorders and their consequences, such as dysfunction of their cognitive abilities. Current study analyzes the sleep of students of Medicine by neuropsychological tests. Fifty undergraduate students in the Medicine Course of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) were included at random and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Eppworth ́s Sleepiness Scale, analysis of insomnia and its subtypes, and Trail Making Test (TMT) Parts A and B; Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) were employed for assessment. Further, 27 (54%) out of 50 students evaluated were female and 23 (46%) were male, aged between 19 and 32 years (22.9±2.9 years). Mean sleeping time reached 6 hours. Thirty-eight (76%) students reported insomnia and thirty-seven (74%) revealed bad sleeping quality according to PSQI and sixteen (32%) scores EDE for excessive day sleeping bouts. Contrary to what was expected, there was no co-relationship between insomnia symptoms, less night sleeping time, bad sleeping quality and criteria for day sleeping bouts, with a worse performance for TMT and DSST in undergraduates of the Medicine Course.

Author Biographies

Átila Mourão Lima, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Discente do curso de medicina da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Julia Rodrigues Marcondes Dutra, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Discente do curso de medicina da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Julio César Tolentino Junior, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Mestre em Ciências Médicas pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, professor assistente da disciplina de Clínica Médica IV na Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Arthur Fernandez Cortez, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Mestre em Ciências Médicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, professor auxiliar da disciplina de Clínica Médica IV da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Roberta Benitez Freitas Passos, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Doutora em Epidemiologia pelo Instituto de Medicina Social da UERJ, professora adjunta da disciplina de Clínica Médica IV da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Wagner Martignoni de Figueiredo, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Mestre em Neurologia pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, professor associado da disciplina de Clínica Médica IV da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Published
2016-06-15
Issue
Vol 18 No 1 (2016): Temática: Medicina
Section
Artigos Originais
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