Prevalência da insônia e fatores associados em adultos e idosos na atenção primária à saúde

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the prevalence and comorbidities associated with insomnia, as well as the demographic profile of users of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Passo Fundo. A cross-sectional study was carried out, in which questionnaires were applied to adults and the elderly attended in the urban PHC network from May to August 2019, thus covering the data. The prevalence of the outcome was calculated, with a 95% confidence interval (95% CI). In a sample of 1,443 members, the prevalence of 52.9% was obtained, in which the variables that obtained significance were: female sex 56.5%; hypertriglyceridemia 64.4%; diabetes mellitus 60.5%; systemic arterial hypertension 57.9%; hypercholesterolemia 57.6%; heart disease 66.5%; depression 71.6%; have an income above 1 minimum salary 55%. Therefore, it is concluded that insomnia is prevalent in the population attended in PHC and suggests having an association with other pathologies. Thus, it is interesting that health professionals investigate such sleep disorder in patients.