Perceived Sleep Among University Students who

Attend Nightclubs

Percepção  do Sono entre Estudantes Universitários que

Frequentam Baladas Noturnas

Gema Mesquita1, Simone Ferreira2, Sueli Rossini3, Rubens Reimão4*

ABSTRACT

Objetives: The aim of this transversal descriptive study was to investigate the relationship between presence  in nightclubs, and  perceived  sleep and  alcohol  consumption  in 710  university students of both  genders  aged from 17  to  25  years.  Methods:  Yes/No  type questionnaires  were applied  which collected  information  on habits.  Perceived sleep  was measured  by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality  Index (PSQI). Results: Students who frequented nightclubs reported  greater  sleepiness (35.0% Yes versus 27.0%  ( p = 0.04);  complaints of poor sleep rose in proportion to nightclub frequency (50.4% slept poorly who frequented once a week;  60.3% slept poorly who frequented  once  or twice a  week; 69.7%  slept poorly who frequented  three  or more  times per week   (p  = 0.5).  Data  on  frequenting  nightclubs  and  alcohol  consumption  showed  that overall,  66.6% frequented nightclubs three or more times per week and  consumed  alcoholic beverages  three or more times per week (p = 0.001). Conclusion:   Frequency of alcohol consumption shows a significant correlation with of nightclub visits frequency.

Key words: Sleep; Sleep disorders; Young adults; Alcohol.