Sleep

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of poor sleep quality has shown high rates among university students. However, it is assumed that Covid-19 may have influenced the sleep quality of these students. Objective: To analyze the influence of social distancing by Covid-19 on university students' sleep. Methodology: This is an integrative review, with searches in the databases Pubmed, MEDLINE, LILACS and WHO COVID, through the websites Pubmed, VHL and WHO Search Portal for Covid-19, with combinations of descriptors: “Covid-19 or coronavirus and health science students”, “Covid-19 or Coronavirus and Sleep”, “Sleep and health science students”. Initially, 371 articles were found. After refinement, 03 articles made up the study. Results: The studies in international literature involved students from 8 countries and 3 continents, who focused on the global PSQI scores and components: Sleep duration and sleep efficiency. The main evidences found were: Increase of the index of quality of bad sleep during the pandemic; the average of the PSQI scores found was higher than 5; short-term sleep reduced the quality of sleep and was associated as a predictor for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Students using tobacco, who had anxiety / depression, consumed alcohol and had a high food risk score, were more at risk of problems with sleep. Conclusion: The Covid-19 pandemic influenced students' sleep, negatively affecting it and resulting in an increase in the prevalence rates of poor sleep quality.