CIEO – Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics
Abstract
Sleep disturbance has consequences on cognitive level as well as on the metabolic balance of youth. The improvement
of literacy levels on sleep habits and rest promotes their suitability.
This study aimed to evaluate the mental health levels (anxiety, depression and stress) and sleep quality of higher education
students through a descriptive and correlational study, quantitative and transversal in nature, on a non-probabilistic and by
convenience sample of 510 higher education students. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Depression, Anxiety and
Stress Scale were used.
Among the results we underline a poor quality of sleep in most of the sample as well as a statistically significant correlation
between sleep quality and mental health in the analysed aspects, noting also the statistically significant poorer quality of sleep
among female students and higher levels of depression and anxiety among male students.
We conclude that the Sleep Hygiene Consultations performed by the clinical office of the Polytechnic Institute of
Bragança, are appropriate and timely to improve the literacy levels about sleep and rest habits, and to promote its fitness
in the course of academic activities, contributing to a healthy development with less risk of anxiety, depression, stress and
other risk behaviours.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
