Nightly use of computer by adolescents: its effect on quality of sleep

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Gema Mesquita¹  Rubens Reimão¹ 

[1] ,State University of Campinas School of Medical Sciences Department of Child and Adolescent HealthCampinas SP ,Brazil

关键词: sleep;    sleep disorder;    adolescent;    computer;    sono;    distúrbio do sono;    adolescente;    computador;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2007000300012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of nocturnal use of computer and their effect on sleep quality, in a group of adolescents. METHOD: Two middle schools were chosen for the research. The sample consisted of adolescents n=160 (55M; 105F), with ages ranging from 15 to 18 years. Questionnaire about computer use with the objective of obtaining information regarding the time and number of hours of nocturnal computer use, were applied for collection of data. They included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), utilized to quantfy sleep quality; student report cards were used to note student's absences and grades were used. RESULTS: The Multiple Logistic Regression test indicated that nocturnal computer use impairs good sleep (p=0.0062). CONCLUSION: Irregular sleep patterns associated with nightly computer use deteriorate sleep quality.

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