Correlação entre a qualidade do sono e o nível de atividade física em estudantes universitários

Abstract

Poor sleep quality can have consequences for students' health and academic development, and, coupled with a low level of physical activity, may be related to an increased risk of premature death from heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and increased health problems. anxiety and depression. Accepting high academic demands, or the scenario experienced by most college students can contribute to a reduction in the level of physical activity and impairment of sleep quality. Thus, the study aims to correlate sleep quality and physical activity level in college students. One sample consisted of 56 (fifty-six) university students from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, of both sexes, with an average age of 25.5 ± 5.9 years. The students were evaluated at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, and the instruments used in the collection were the following questionnaires: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI): for sleep quality assessment and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, short version (IPAQ - short version): for assessment of the level of physical activity. According to the results, 82% of students were rated poor sleep quality and 43% were rated very active. However, there was no association between the level of physical activity and the students' sleep quality (r = 0.14; p> 0.05). Thus, we can conclude that there is no association between sleep quality and physical activity level in college students, still mostly in students who are classified as very active or active, and have a poor quality of sleep. , a cause of poor sleep quality is multifactorial, other factors may compromise the sleep quality of these students. This way, it is suggested that future research be carried out to identify the main causes and factors that negatively affect sleep quality, and projects that are subjected to research on encouragement, promotion and adequacy of sleep and regularly exercise.