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Sleep Habits in the Sleeping Hammock in a Tertiary Hospital in the State of Ceará

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Introduction: The hammock is an item that has followed the evolution of society, since the indigenous reality, and has spread to the other inhabitants, in a way that involves a complex diversity of values, tastes and everything else that forms the national identity (1). Several benefits of the hammock have already been reported in the literature (2). The type 1 polysomnography (PSG) test is the gold standard method for studying sleep-associated parameters (3). It is not known whether there is a difference between the sleep assessment data obtained using PSG type 1 performed in bed and in the hammock. Objectives: To analyze sleep habits in the hammock sleeping and perceptions of patients in a sleep service of a tertiary hospital in the state of Ceara. Methods: We perform a observational cross-sectional study. The parameters of sleep preferences and habits were evaluated by a questionnaire applied to patients at the sleep service of a large tertiary hospital in the city of Fortaleza-Ce. Results: The final sample consisted of 100 patients. There was a predominance of females (67%). The mean age of participants was 51 years. Most of then came from the capital (Fortaleza). 33% of participants prefer to sleep in a hammock for different reasons. The most cited reasons were: greater comfort, milder temperature, being able to swing. 73% of that who preferred hammock came from the interior of the state. 45% of the participants prefer to sleep in a diagonal position on the hammock. During childhood, 59% of the participants preferred to sleep in a hammock. 44% reported that at least one parent prefers to sleep in a hammock. 70% of the patients have children. Of these, 20% reported that their children sleeps in a hammock. The most common diagnosis was Obstructive Sleep Apnea (42%). 14% patients reported that snoring improves when they sleep in a hammock. 27% of patients reported having a greater feeling of rest when sleeping in a hammock. Conclusion: The habit of sleeping in a hammock is part of our people's culture. Performing the PSG type 1 test in a hammock can provide more reliable data on the sleep conditions of individuals who sleep in a hammock. There may be a difference between the PSG data performed on the bed and on the hammock. Larger studies comparing the performance of the exam in the two environments are necessary for a better analysis.

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Sleep, Hammock, Polysomnography