Sueño e insomnio en los docentes de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la UCSG, durante el confinamiento, año 2021.

Abstract

Complying with academic hours and responsibilities that go beyond teaching hours of classes that are required as an immediate response to the demands of the university and the environment, can affect their health and quality of sleep. Objective: To identify sleep disturbances and insomnia in teachers of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the UCSG, during confinement, year 2021. Methodology: descriptive, quantitative, prospective type of transversal sequence. Population: 40 professors from the UCSG of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Ad Hoc Questionnaire, Insomnia Severity Index Scale and Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Results: According to the sociodemographic characteristics, women represented 77.5%, at ages of 37.5% in the range of 46 to 55 years, the mean age being 48.92 (SD: 10.19), with marital status 40% married, 92.5% mestizo ethnic group, 77.5% of whom are nursing graduates, 80% with a 4th level academic level, 67.5% being fulltime teachers who teach classes theoretical practical 52.5% for 8 hours a day67.5%. According to the levels according to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, teachers show normal sleepiness in 33% and according to the Sleep Severity Index Scale, 65% do not have insomnia. Conclusions: When analyzing sleep status in teachers, 14% presented sleep disturbances during confinement, a percentage obtained from the average of the results of the presence of insomnia on both scales.