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- Title
Sleep disorder in Taiwanese nurses: A random sample survey.
- Authors
Hsieh, Mei-Lin; Li, Yin-Ming; Chang, En-Ting; Lai, Hui-Ling; Wang, Wan-Hsiang; Wang, Shu-Chen
- Abstract
This study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with insomnia in rotating-shift nurses. A two-stage, cross-sectional, hospital-based study was conducted in eastern Taiwan. Participants were randomly-sampled, rotating-shift nurses ( n = 661), ranging in age from 21 to 62 years, with a mean age of 31.86 (standard deviation = 8.09). Insomnia disorder was identified using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Nurses completed the self-reported Index, together with other questionnaires designed by the researchers for the purpose of the study. The prevalence of insomnia disorder was 59% ( n = 390). Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that poor sleepers are more likely to have higher anxiety, feelings of depression, and a poor working atmosphere. Anxiety, depression, and working atmosphere are independent predictors of insomnia. These results suggest that it is crucial to implement a more appropriate shift system and to develop prevention programs for nurses with insomnia to improve their occupational health.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; AGE distribution; ANALYSIS of variance; ANXIETY; CAFFEINE; CHI-squared test; CLINICAL competence; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); CONFIDENCE intervals; STATISTICAL correlation; MENTAL depression; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INSOMNIA; MULTIVARIATE analysis; NURSES; NURSES' attitudes; POPULATION research; PRACTICAL nurses; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-evaluation; SHIFT systems; SLEEP disorders; STATISTICS; SUPERVISION of employees; T-test (Statistics); WORK environment; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PILOT projects; DATA analysis; VISUAL analog scale; PREDICTIVE validity; PREDICTIVE tests; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; CASE-control method; DATA analysis software; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PREVENTION
- Publication
Nursing & Health Sciences, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 4, p468
- ISSN
1441-0745
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00641.x