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Prevalence and determinants of insomnia symptoms among schoolteachers.

dc.contributor.authorPereira, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorVeiga, Nélio
dc.contributor.authorAmaral, Odete
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T09:21:10Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T09:21:10Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. In Portugal, teachers have a specific socioeconomic situation, caused by the distance between home and workplace, unstable job situation and students’ behavioral problems. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of insomnia in a sample of Portuguese schoolteachers. Participants and methods: In a cross-sectional study 604 teachers were assessed of seventeen public schools, from the districts of Aveiro and Viseu, Portugal. Data was collected through a self‐administered questionnaire. Insomnia had been defined according to the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as the presence of one or more of the following symptoms: a) difficulty initiating sleep; b) difficulty maintaining sleep; c) early morning awakening and difficulty getting back to sleep; d) non-restorative sleep, that lasts for a period of 1 month. Results: Prevalence of insomnia symptoms in the sample was 40.6%. Prevalence of the variables difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, early morning awakening and difficulty getting back to sleep and non-restorative sleep were 14.3%, 28.7%, 19.7% and 20.7%, respectively. Insomnia symptoms had been associated with marital status (divorced; OR = 1.65; 95%CI, 0.78-3.48), years of teaching experience (10 to 20 years; OR = 0.46; 95%CI, 0.28-0.75) and job satisfaction (OR = 0.74; 95%CI, 0.53-1.0). Conclusion: Portuguese schoolteachers show a high prevalence of insomnia. Insomnia was associated with sociodemographic and occupational variables.por
dc.identifier.citationPereira C, Almeida C, Veiga N, Amaral O. Prevalence and determinants of insomnia symptoms among schoolteachers. Aten Primaria. 2014;46(Espec Cong 1):118-22por
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70077-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/2685
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevier Doymapor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-atencion-primaria-27-linkresolver-prevalence-and-determinants-of-insomnia-90366865por
dc.subjectteacherspor
dc.subjectprofessorespor
dc.subjectinsomniapor
dc.subjectinsóniapor
dc.subjectprevalencepor
dc.subjectprevalênciapor
dc.subjectsocio-demographic aspectspor
dc.subjectAspectos sócio-demográficospor
dc.subjectDSM-IVpor
dc.titlePrevalence and determinants of insomnia symptoms among schoolteachers.por
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage122por
oaire.citation.startPage118por
oaire.citation.titleAtención Primariapor
oaire.citation.volume46(Espec Cong 1)por
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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