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FMUL Teacher receives the World Sleep Day Prize 2010
The World Sleep Day Prize 2010 was awarded to Professor Teresa Paiva and to Professor Helena Rebelo Pinto, from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon, respectively, for their authorship of the book “The Mysteries of Sleep”. This book for children and teens received the prize on the 19th of March 2010 (World Sleep Day) from the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM), as the best creation proposed on the world level within the “Sleep well, be healthy” competition promoted by the WASM.
"What we are trying to do is to make people be always aware or know that there is always something that reminds them that it is important for children and adolescents to sleep”, Professor Teresa Paiva, a specialist in sleep issues, told the Lusa news agency, adding that two more books on the subject will be published, one on World Children’s Day and another one at the European Sleep Congress, which will be held in Lisbon.
Professor Paiva says that this book “has a deep mystery, which is sleep itself, and a mystery character, who is only revealed at the end in order to maintain interest for the children”, but which, she believes, “is a book that can also be enjoyed by adults”.
The Sleep of the Portuguese
Professor Teresa Paiva said about sleep disturbances in the Portuguese population that “some years ago it was known that 47% of Portuguese adults were not happy with their sleep, and nowadays the objective indicators are no doubt more complicated".
"There are several Portuguese studies that show that the prevalence of insomnia is very high and that among university students and secondary school pupils there is a great prevalence of sleepiness", she explained, adding that “there is a proven relationship between educational achievement and hours of sleep”.
In a study involving over 900 students from the Higher Technical Institute it was found that "the students whose marks are above 18 on 20 sleep a lot, significantly more than those with marks of 15, 13 and 10” Professor Teresa Paiva stressed.
Carlos André
news@fmul Editorial Team
carlos.andre@campus.ul.pt
"What we are trying to do is to make people be always aware or know that there is always something that reminds them that it is important for children and adolescents to sleep”, Professor Teresa Paiva, a specialist in sleep issues, told the Lusa news agency, adding that two more books on the subject will be published, one on World Children’s Day and another one at the European Sleep Congress, which will be held in Lisbon.
Professor Paiva says that this book “has a deep mystery, which is sleep itself, and a mystery character, who is only revealed at the end in order to maintain interest for the children”, but which, she believes, “is a book that can also be enjoyed by adults”.
The Sleep of the Portuguese
Professor Teresa Paiva said about sleep disturbances in the Portuguese population that “some years ago it was known that 47% of Portuguese adults were not happy with their sleep, and nowadays the objective indicators are no doubt more complicated".
"There are several Portuguese studies that show that the prevalence of insomnia is very high and that among university students and secondary school pupils there is a great prevalence of sleepiness", she explained, adding that “there is a proven relationship between educational achievement and hours of sleep”.
In a study involving over 900 students from the Higher Technical Institute it was found that "the students whose marks are above 18 on 20 sleep a lot, significantly more than those with marks of 15, 13 and 10” Professor Teresa Paiva stressed.
Carlos André
news@fmul Editorial Team
carlos.andre@campus.ul.pt