title: [SLEEP QUALITY, EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND INSOMNIA IN CHILEAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  the sleep takes part in diverse biological and physiological functions, associating his restriction, with minor performance in the sport, nevertheless the quantity and quality of sleep is not known in paralympic athletes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to determine the sleep quality, insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness in Chilean paralympic athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  descriptive transverse Study, the sample included 33 paralympic athletes (24.2% women), those who were practicing swimming, tennis of table, football 5, powerlifting and tennis chair. The studied variables measured up across two surveys of dream: the Questionnaire of Insomnia and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the paralympic athletes sleep were 6.9 } 1.4 hours, 27.7% presents daytime sleepiness, 69.6 % insomnia (Survey of insomnia =7), whereas 78.7 % exhibits a bad sleep quality. The age showed a positive correlation with latency to the sleep (r=0.417 *), the insomnia with latency to the sleep (r=0.462 **), the Pittsburg score was correlated negatively by the sleep duration (r =-0.323) and latency to the sleep is correlated positively by the Pittsburgh score (r=0.603 **).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the chilean paralympic athletes, present a low sleep quality, insomnia and excessive daytime sleepiness, situation that might influence negatively the sports performance.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad San Sebastián.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durán Agüero
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física. Universidad San Sebastián.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arroyo Jofre
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina. Magíster de Nutrición para la Actividad Física y el Deporte. Universidad Mayor. Santiago.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Camila
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varas Standen
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud. Universidad de Santiago de Chile, USACH. Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física. Universidad San Sebastián.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herrera-Valenzuela
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física. Universidad San Sebastián.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristobal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moya Cantillana
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física. Universidad San Sebastián.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pereira Robledo
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Actividad Física y Salud. Universidad Autónoma de Chile. Departamento de Educación Física. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, sede Temuco. Chile.. sduran74@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valdés-Badilla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D056352:Athletes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054874:Athletic Performance; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012890:Sleep; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D064846:Sports for Persons with Disabilities / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult