Assessment of sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Scale in Physiotherapy and Kinesiology students
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22820502Keywords:
sleep quality, university students, physiotherapy, Pittsburgh Scale, student healthAbstract
Introduction: Sleep is an essential biological process for physical, cognitive and emotional health; among university students in health fields, academic demands are often associated with poor sleep quality. The aim was to assess sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in Physiotherapy and Kinesiology students at a private university in Asunción during the second semester of 2026.
Materials and methods: Quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenience sample of 130 first- to fourth-year students. Sociodemographic questionnaire and Spanish-validated PSQI.
Results: Sleep quality was heterogeneous by year: good in 84.1% of first-year, 21.6% of second-year, 23.1% of third-year and 59.1% of fourth-year students. Main altered factors: sleep latency and nocturnal awakenings; medication use was infrequent.
Conclusions: Sleep quality deteriorates toward the intermediate years, with partial recovery in the fourth year, supporting institutional student-wellbeing strategies and healthy sleep habits.
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Elva Indira Jara Galeano 1
Maria Jose Salinas2
Lizzy Arami Gimenez Lombardo3
Tanya Ysabel Giménez Lombardo4
Ana Rosa Gonzalez Nuñez5
- Docente de la Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Fisioterapia y Kinesiología.
Asunción, Paraguay (
Código Orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3679-4052 : indirajara20@gmail.com)
- Doncente de la Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Fisioterapia y Kinesiología.
Asunción, Paraguay
majito02salinasm@gmail.com
- Estudiante de la Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Fisioterapia y Kinesiología.
Asunción, Paraguay
lizzy.lombardo04@gmail.com
- Estudiante de la Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Fisioterapia y Kinesiología.
Asunción, Paraguay
tgimenezlombardo@gmail.com
- Estudiante de la Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Fisioterapia y Kinesiología.
Asunción, Paraguay
anrosaprince@hotmail.com
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