Somnolencia diurna excesiva en estudiantes de tercer semestre de medicina de la universidad nacional de Colombia.
Disorders of excessive somnolence in students of medicine school of the National University of Colombia
Palabras clave:
epidemiología, estudiantes de medicina, prevalencia, trastornos del sueño, trastornos por excesiva somnolencia. (es)epidemiology, students, medical, prevalence, sleep disorder, disorders of excessive somnolence. (en)
Objetivo. Determinar la prevalencia de somnolencia diurna excesiva en estudiantes de tercer semestre de medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Material y métodos. Estudio descriptivo transversal, realizado en 2006, en una muestra de estudiantes (79.2%, n=99/125) de tercer semestre de medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia que aceptaron participar en la investigación mediante consentimiento informado. Se aplicó la escala de somnolencia de Epworth validada localmente.
Resultados. Los participantes evaluados fueron jóvenes, estudiantes universitarios de tercer semestre de medicina, en quienes se encontró somnolencia diurna excesiva en el 59.6% (n=59/99), siendo más frecuente en jóvenes de género masculino con promedio de edad de 21 años. Datos más elevados comparativamente con los informados en otros estudios para la población general.
Conclusiones. La prevalencia de somnolencia diurna excesiva en la población estudiada es cuantitativamente importante y superior a la encontrada en otros estudios.
Objective. To determine the prevalence of daily excessive somnolence in a group of medical students of the National University of Colombia School of Medicine.
Material and methods. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2006 with a sample of medicine students (79.2%, n=99/125) who provided their consent to participate in the study. Nationwide validated self-rating scale was used as measure: Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
Results. The evaluated students were young, university students of third semester of medicine, in those who was daily excessive somnolence in the 59,6%, (n=59/99), being more frequent in masculine young people with average of age of 21 years. Data more elevated comparatively with the informed ones in other studies for the general population.
Conclusions. The prevalence of daily excessive somnolence in the study sample was quantitatively significant and superior to other studies.
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