Participation in night time activities in the genesis of depression in public school teachers from the State of Pernambuco, Brazil
Participação eventual de atividdes noturnas na gênese da depressão em professoores da rede pública do Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil
Dement. neuropsychol; 6 (4), 2012
Publication year: 2012
Teachers often undertake nighttime work involving exam corrections, projects and devising lesson plans in theirhomes. Many present excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and depression.
Objective:
The objective of this study was toevaluate EDS and depression in teachers from public schools.Methods:
201 female teachers were evaluated in the districtof Quipapá/PE, Brazil. Among the study sample, 38 working 1 shift (CONTROL 1), 40 working 2 shifts (CONTROL 2) and123 working 3 shifts (WTeachers-3T). The subjects were submitted to evaluation by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).The EDS data were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunns multiple comparison, p<0.05and expressed in MEDIAN (MINIMUM - MAXIMUM) whereas the depression data were analyzed by the Chi-square test,with p<0.05, expressed in percentage.Results:
WTeachers-3T presented excessive daytime sleepiness and higher ratesof mild (24%) and moderate (37%) depression compared to controls - Control 1: mild (8%) and moderate (11%) - Control2: mild (5%) and moderate (15%).Conclusion:
This study found that teachers in the Quipapá municipality of Penambucostate working three shifts showed excessive daytime sleepiness and a higher percentage of mild and moderate depression compared to teachers working only one (1) or two (2) shifts.
Professores têm trabalhado muito no período noturno com correções de provas, trabalhos e elaborando planejamento de ensino em suas casas. Muitos estão apresentando sonolência excessiva diurna (SED) e depressão.