DIFICULDADE DE DORMIR EM ADULTOS DE MEIA IDADE E PESSOAS IDOSAS DURANTE A PANDEMIA DA COVID- 19: UM ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a series of challenges, not only in the sphere of physical health, but also in the sphere of mental health, impacting well-being and impacting the population’s difficulty sleeping, especially in middle-aged adults and older adults.Objective: Identify the prevalence and factors related to difficulty sleeping in adults and older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: Cross-sectional and analytical study, with a quantitative approach, developed in the Family Health Strategy, of a medium sized municipality in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. Sample composed of 215 individuals aged 45 or over registered at the municipality's USF. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, social support network and health variables were used. Sociodemographic, health and social support network variables were used. The dependent variable was investigated by the question: “Do you have difficulty sleeping?”. Results:After analyzing descriptive data with absolute and relative frequencies, the prevalence of difficulty sleeping was 45.6%. The significant factors associated with difficulty sleeping in the analysis are: loneliness, falling in the last year and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Given the results obtained, a high prevalence was observed in the study sample related to difficulty sleeping, and it was associated with loneliness and health-related variables.