Evaluation of quality of life, sleep, and sleepiness in dental students during active learning and remote emergency learning

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QoL), sleep, and sleepiness index in undergraduate dentistry students between their active learning (AL) emergency remote (ERL) due social distancing imposed during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Information was collected using Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36-BR), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS-BR), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-BR) questionnaires administered before A comparison regarding type education, demographic factors, academic performance, PSQI-BR, ESS-BR, SF-36-BR groups performed, considering a significance level 0.05. Results: total 55 were from AL, while 45 ERL. The sample consisted 74 women 26 men aged 21–30 years. coefficient these ranged 7 8 points (AL= 38.2% ERL= 57.8%). In addition, large proportion reported having no failures (AL=60% 66.7%). Regarding QoL, presented greater impairment functional capacity (p = 0.01), followed by limitations aspects, general health perception, body pain, vitality. According ESS-BR scores 0.04), lower sleep. Conclusion: Dentistry had worst QoL panoramas poor relative sleep Furthermore, instruments reliable for quantifying health-related AL