Assessment of Quality of Sleep in Nurses: A Cross Sectional Study.

Authors

  • Jotheeswari1, S. Vishnuprasaath2, Karthika M.3, A. Sangeetha3, Vijayalakshmi B.4, S. PremKumar5

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v8i2.1245

Keywords:

Sleep quality, Nurses, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Thandalam

Abstract

Shift-work is common in healthcare professionals and has been associated with sleep problems. Decrease
in the sleep quality results in increase in stress level which negatively impacts the health and quality of life.
Objective: To assess the of quality of sleep among nurses
Method: Design A Cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on a group of 100 nurses who work
during morning, afternoon, night shifts in different department of Saveetha Medical college hospital from
January 2019 to March 2019. Healthy nurses aged 23-35 were included in the study after obtaining Ethical
approval. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to measure of sleep quality.
Results: This study revealed that there was a significant sleep disturbances in 16% and the sleep duration
was less than 6 hrs in 12%, also the Subjective sleep quality was bad in 11%, the Sleep latency was more
than 31 min in 11% and the habitual sleep efficiency was less than 84% in 21%. The PSQI scores which were
poor in 39% of the studied population.
Conclusion: In our study we found that there was significant sleep disturbances among the nurses which
would contribute to stress and stress related disorders.

Author Biography

  • Jotheeswari1, S. Vishnuprasaath2, Karthika M.3, A. Sangeetha3, Vijayalakshmi B.4, S. PremKumar5

    1MBBS Student, Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, Thandalam, Chennai, 2Tutor, ESIC Medical College,
    K.K. Nagar, Chennai, 3Assistant Professor, 4Professor & amp; Head, 5Associate Professor, Department of
    Physiology, Saveetha Medical college & Hospital, Thandalam, Chennai

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Published

2020-04-29

How to Cite

Assessment of Quality of Sleep in Nurses: A Cross Sectional Study. (2020). International Journal of Physiology, 8(2), 69-72. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v8i2.1245