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Factores asociados a trastornos de sueño en pacientes de clínica, “Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso”, Cuenca 2017

Abstract:

Background Information: According to WHO, 40% of the world’s population suffers from some kind of sleep disorders. Sleep disorders are deviations from normal patterns, in duration and quality, manifested as deficient and excessive sleep (1). General objective: To determine the factors associated with sleep disorders in clinic patients at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in the year 2017. Methodology: From a quantitative, analytical of cross-sectional study a sample of 112 patients was analyzed; to those who did the Mexican questionnaire of Monterrey, the information collected was tabulated and processed in the SPSS program version 24. It was presented in tables and charts of frequency. In order to determine the association, the OR statistic was used with its confidence interval at 95%. There was statistically significant association of p< 0, 05 values. Results: The average age of the sample under study was 49 years of age, the most affected age group was between 31 and 60 years of age with 53.6%, males predominate in number with 55.4%. As for the marital status, married people prevailed with 49.1%. The prevalence of sleep disorders ere: initial insomnia 52.7%; snoring 46.4%; excessive daytime sleepiness 35.7%; and intermediate and final insomnia 17.0%. There is statistically significant association between initial insomnia, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness with age, chronic diseases, and pharmacological treatment value p < 0.05. Conclusions: Risk factors associated with sleep disorders like initial insomnia, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness are: age between 61 and 75 years of age, pharmacological treatment: anxiolytics and antihypertensive medication; and chronic illnesses: arterial hypertension