Study and work: consequences on health and quality of life of College students

• Grant number: 07/04648-4
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2007
• End date: October 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Frida Marina Fischer
• Grantee: Frida Marina Fischer
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Young adults undergo intense physical, emotional and cognitive development, aggravated by such factors as College admission, establishment of important relationships, independence from their parents and the beginning of a labor life. In the last years worries about the double journey of studying and working have been discussed. Work and study can be a big challenge for young people. On the other hand, it grants the means required to pay college fees, and/or the living expenses and, at the same time, may provide professional experience in addition to the academic learning. The double journey (work and study) may result in or aggravate health problems, not detected in initial stages as observed in previous studies with high school students. The present study will be carried out in a public university from the State of São Paulo. It will participate in this study working students in the age bracket of 18-25 years, enrolled in the evening period. The objectives of the present study are: 1) To evaluate living and working conditions and health symptoms; 2) To evaluate social representations regarding work-study and health; 3) To compare patterns of the wake-sleep cycle, sleepiness, life styles, and daily activities; 4) To evaluate the effects of intervention measures to reduce sleepiness of working students during class hours; 5) To analyze biological components associated to wake-sleep cycle. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ROBERTA PEREIRA NIQUINI; LILIANE REIS TEIXEIRA; CLÓVIS ARLINDO DE SOUSA; ROBERTA NAGAI MANELLI; ANDRÉA APARECIDA DA LUZ; SAMANTHA LEMOS TURTE-CAVADINHA; FRIDA MARINA FISCHER. CARACTERÍSTICAS DO TRABALHO DE ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS ASSOCIADAS AO SEU DESEMPENHO ACADÊMIC0. Educ. rev., v. 31, n. 1, p. 359-381, 2015-03-00. (07/04648-4)

FISCHER‚ F.M.; NAGAI‚ R.; TEIXEIRA‚ L.R.. Explaining sleep duration in adolescents: the impact of socio-demographic and lifestyle factors and working status. CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, v. 25, n. 2-3, p. 359-372, 2008. (07/04648-4)

TEIXEIRA, LILIANE; LOWDEN, ARNE; DA LUZ, ANDREA APARECIDA; TURTE, SAMANTHA LEMOS; MORENO, CLAUDIA ROBERTA; VALENTE, DANIEL; NAGAI-MANELLI, ROBERTA; LOUZADA, FERNANDO MAZZILLI; FISCHER, FRIDA MARINA. Exposure to bright light during evening class hours increases alertness among working college students. Sleep Medicine, v. 14, n. 1, p. 91-97, JAN 2013. (07/04648-4)