Delegate: Leonor C. Gonçalves Miranda
Affiliation: School of Health; Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
Short Bio: adjunct professor in the area of Occupational Therapy
Activity: Activity shared by email and on social networks:
Therefore, and because our health is really important, and as such we also need to value and protect our sleep, we suggest the participation in a simple, quick and inexpensive activity to promote sleep health, divided into 2 parts: self-perception of daytime sleepiness (A) and maintain/improve sleep hygiene (B).
A.
Access a free online daytime sleepiness calculator (expected time: less than 60 seconds).
Do you sleep enough?
or
https://www.msdmanuals.com/medical-calculators/EpworthSleepScale-pt.htm
B.
See what you can do (sleep hygiene) to maintain/improve your sleep health (time allotted: minimum 2 minutes and as long as you want)
Want, or need, to know more about sleep?
Portuguese Sleep Association
https://apsono.com/pt/
https://apsono.com/pt/15-noticias/451-quer-saber-mais-sobre-sono
https://apsono.com/pt/centro-de-documentacao/brochuras
https://apsono.com/images/docs/CA02132020_good_dreams.pdf
Portuguese Pneumological Society
Sleep Hygiene: https://portal-chsj.min-saude.pt/uploads/document/file/802/Higiene_do_Sono.pdf
http://criancaefamilia.spp.pt/promocao-de-saude/dia-mundial-do-sono.aspx
http://criancaefamilia.spp.pt/media/124389/HIGIENE%20SONO%20CRIANcA%20ADOLESCENTE.pdf
https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/bedtime-calculator/
https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/sleep_hygiene.html#print
https://sleepeducation.org/healthy-sleep/healthy-sleep-habits/
Location: Porto
Date of Activity: March 17, 2023
Submitted by: Leonor C. Gonçalves Miranda
