Prevalence and Impact of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Among Teachers

Aims: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a public health problem today by its multifactorial etiology, it’s unknown if not neglected aspects and especially its socio-family repercussions. This work aims are to estimate the EDS prevalence at teachers of the Faculty of Medicine of Setif - Algeria, to study its impact on daily life and attitudes towards this pathology.

Methods: It’s a transversal type study carried out on 278 teachers, with EDS quantification by the Epworth sleepiness scale.

Results: The crude prevalence was estimated at 27.3%; (95% CI = 26.8% – 27.8%); 23.7%; (95% CI = 23.2% – 24.2%) for moderate EDS; and 3.6% (95% CI = 1.4% – 5.6%) for severe EDS. Its significantly less important for the dentistry department, but with twice increased risk for men and temporary teachers. Difficulties at work and the notion of accidents were the most frequently reported. The banal conception of pathology was observed in two thirds of the teachers. That of consultation was reported by one in 10 teachers.

Discussion: The prevalence and the repercussions observed remain compliant with the literature data and would be linked to the specificity of the population studied and the working conditions.

Conclusion: Proper management with clinical monitoring, questioning and investigations of etiological factors are strongly recommended.