Attention level in Students of a Sesi Paratibe’s Private School in Pernambuco that work in the daytime as Assemblers of a Bicycle Industry and study at night: Case Study.

Nível de atenção em alunos de uma Escola Privada do Sesi Paratibe em Pernambuco que Trabalham durante o dia como Montadores de uma Fábrica de Bicicletas e Estudam à noite: Estudo de Caso.

Josefa Santana  de  Oliveira1, Valdenilson Ribeiro Ribas2*, Kelly  Cristini Coelho  de  Moraes3,  Cristiano do Nascimento Siqueira4, Ketlin Helenise dos Santos Ribas5, Natália Gomes de Morais6, Genilson Geraldo dos Santos7, Lúcia de Fátima Modesto Lopes8, Maria de Fátima Casa Nova9  and Raul Manhães de Castro10

ABSTRACT

The attention was evaluated in 17 young men in the 25-52 age group, being 10 students of the SESI Paratibe School that work in the daytime and  study at night. The subjects were divided in 2 groups.  Young men that study at night (CONTROL, n=7) and  young men of the SESI Paratibe  School that work in the daytime and study at night (YMWS, n=10). The evaluations of attention were made  by the Digit Symbol, d2, Span of digits in direct and inverse order tests. Data analyzed by the T-test, represented  with (Mean ± SEM), with p <0.05. YMWS presented  reduction  in the  focused  attention  (29.7  ± 2.70),  in the  sustained  attention  (308.6   ±

20.71)  and  in the mental  manipulation  capacity when compared  to their respective controls, (42 ± 2.06); (398.14 ± 34.25)  and (4.29  ± 0.36,  p <0.05).