BORQUEZ, Pía. Sleep quality, daytime sleepiness and self-perceived health university students. []. , 8, 1, pp.80-90. ISSN 2220-9026.

This study aimed to establish the relationship between quality of sleep, daytime sleepiness and self-perceived health in university students, using a correlational design cross-section as a research method. A sample of 103 university students volunteers answered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Health Questionnaire SF-12. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Pearson correlation coefficient, using the statistical program SPSS version 17.0. There was a moderate correlation between the variable quality of sleep and perceived health (R=-0,530 >0.01). Therefore, it does not find relation between of sleep, daytime sleepiness and self-perceived health in this research.

: Quality of Sleep; daytime sleepiness; self-perceived health; Academic achievement.

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