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IMPRESSIONS FROM MEDICAL STUDENTS ON THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SLEEP AND QUALITY OF LIFE

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Introduction: The new Coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, had its first case recorded in Wuhan, China in December 2019. However, there are already more than 500 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 220 countries around the world, with about 6 million deaths due to the novel coronavirus. There are many repercussions generated by the pandemic established as a result of this virus, especially consequences for people's quality of life and sleep. Medical students are a target group of studies on quality of life and sleep due to the stress and pressure they go through during academic life. Objectives: To evaluate the impact generated by the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life and sleep of medical students in Teresina-PI through their impressions. Methods: This is an observational, quantitative, and cross-sectional study, performed by filling out an online form by medical students and sent through social networks, from June to December 2021. Results: A sample of 198 participants was obtained, most of the participants were female (66%), with an average age of 23 years, most of the students were in the last two years of medical school (56.5%) and were from a public university (64%). Less than half (40%) of respondents said they had a good quality of sleep. When students compared poor sleep quality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic there was a 13% increase. Regarding quality of life, 70% of respondents said they had been negatively impacted. In addition, most students classified as negative the impact generated by the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep, academic performance, continuity of their studies, family income, physical and mental health. On the other hand, the vast majority of students (71.7%) reported improvement in family relationships. Conclusion: COVID-19 has significantly impacted in a negative form many areas related to the quality of life and sleep of medical students. Perhaps due to the measures of distancing, interruption of various activities and uncertainty about their continuity.

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Medical students, quality of life, sleep, COVID-19.