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Sono e saúde mental nos auxiliares de saúde em instituições geriátricas
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O sono é um processo natural e essencial e apresenta-se como uma necessidade biológica e fisiológica muito importante para a saúde e o bem-estar dos seres humanos. Desempenha um papel essencial e fundamental na saúde mental e emocional das pessoas. O presente estudo teve como objetivo principal identificar e analisar a relação entre a qualidade do sono e a saúde mental nos Auxiliares de Saúde de Instituições Geriátricas, por forma a contribuir humildemente para a visibilidade e o aprofundamento desta temática, tão frequentemente esquecida. Para atingir tal desiderato, contou-se com a preciosa colaboração de oito participantes de duas Instituições Geriátricas localizadas nas cidades do Porto e de Vila Nova de Gaia. Junto dos participantes efetuou-se uma entrevista de carácter semiestruturado, com um guião de entrevista composto por 21 itens e posterior administração do Índice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburgh. Os resultados da investigação demonstraram que os Técnicos Auxiliares de Saúde participantes apresentavam um défice no número de horas dormidas por noite e uma pobre qualidade do sono, o que, a prazo, pode acarretar impactos significativos na sua saúde mental, potenciando o aparecimento de sintomas psicopatológicos como irritabilidade, ansiedade e depressão ou perturbações relacionadas com o sono, mas também sintomas físicos como dores corporais e sensação de cansaço e fadiga, estando estes efeitos claramente associados.
Sleep is a natural and essential process and is a very important biological and physiological need for human health and well-being. It plays an essential and fundamental role in people's mental and emotional health. The main aim of this study was to identify and analyze the relationship between the quality of sleep and mental health in Health Care Assistants in Geriatric Institutions, in order to make a humble contribution to the visibility and in-depth study of this subject, which is so often overlooked. In order to achieve this goal, we had the precious collaboration of eight participants from two geriatric institutions located in the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. The participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview script made up of 21 items and then administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The results of the research showed that the participating Health Care Assistants had a deficit in the number of hours slept per night and a poor quality of sleep, which, in the long term, can have a significant impact on their mental health, boosting the appearance of psychopathological symptoms such as irritability, anxiety and depression or sleep-related disorders, but also physical symptoms such as body aches and feelings of tiredness and fatigue, and these effects are clearly associated.
Sleep is a natural and essential process and is a very important biological and physiological need for human health and well-being. It plays an essential and fundamental role in people's mental and emotional health. The main aim of this study was to identify and analyze the relationship between the quality of sleep and mental health in Health Care Assistants in Geriatric Institutions, in order to make a humble contribution to the visibility and in-depth study of this subject, which is so often overlooked. In order to achieve this goal, we had the precious collaboration of eight participants from two geriatric institutions located in the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. The participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview script made up of 21 items and then administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The results of the research showed that the participating Health Care Assistants had a deficit in the number of hours slept per night and a poor quality of sleep, which, in the long term, can have a significant impact on their mental health, boosting the appearance of psychopathological symptoms such as irritability, anxiety and depression or sleep-related disorders, but also physical symptoms such as body aches and feelings of tiredness and fatigue, and these effects are clearly associated.
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Fenómeno do sono Saúde mental Alterações do sono Técnico auxiliar de saúde em instituições geriátricas Sleep phenomenon Mental health Sleep changes Health care assistant in geriatric homes