Abstract
Objective: Verify through scales how many students of the last year of the physiotherapy course of a private faculty present the Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, as well as to evaluate a possible association with anxiety. Besides that, compare the data obtained between students of the last year and previous periods, and identify their main complaints related to sleep. Methodology: It is a field research of the type transversal and controlled with quantitative approach where the anxiety scales were used Beck and Epworth. 93 students participated in the study, of which 47 were students of the last year and 46 of previous years. Results: The Excessive Daytime Sleepiness affected 31 (66%) students of the last year, a result that is more prevalent when compared to the final students who obtained an N of 15 (32,6%) students. In the Beck anxiety scale, both groups did not present relevant results. However, as a primary complaint related to sleep there was a prevalence of insomnia in students of the last year, while students from previous periods reported taking longer to sleep due to not have schedules to complete their activities. Conclusion: Therefore, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness was more prevalent in students of the last year, however, the graduating is not adopting healthy habits of sleep, which can generate negative repercussions when arriving at the end of the course.