TY  - JOUR
T1  - Factors Influencing Sleep Quality and Their Effects on Health Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Night-Shift Nurses
A1  - Carlos Alberto Siqueira
A1  - Renato Luiz Pacheco
JF  - Journal of Medical Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research
JO  - J Med Sci Interdiscip Res
SN  - 3108-4826
Y1  - 2023
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.51847/NNUgQMsUIw
SP  - 116
EP  - 126
N2  - The objective of this research was to examine the factors influencing sleep quality and investigate related negative health effects in nurses working night shifts in China. Using convenience sampling, this cross-sectional investigation recruited 711 nurses on night shifts, aged between 20 and 55 years. Participants filled out surveys providing information on sociodemographic details, health-related factors, and sleep quality assessed via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Generalized linear regression was applied to determine elements impacting sleep quality, while Pearson correlation was employed to evaluate links between sleep quality and chronic fatigue.

Poor sleep quality was reported by 90.1% of the night-shift nurses. Key influences on sleep quality included educational attainment, duration of professional experience, adequacy of compensatory sleep prior to and following night duties, regular daily habits, and nutritional patterns (p < 0.01). Chronic fatigue in nurses showed strong positive associations with aspects such as perceived sleep quality, time to fall asleep, length of sleep, interruptions during sleep, use of sleep aids, daytime impairment, and overall PSQI score (p < 0.01). In contrast, sleep efficiency demonstrated a notable inverse relationship with fatigue (p < 0.01). Risk elements for diminished sleep quality in these nurses encompassed advanced education, extended career length, inferior compensatory sleep around night shifts, irregular daily habits, and unhealthy eating habits. Impaired sleep in night-shift nurses exhibited a robust connection to persistent fatigue.
UR  - https://smerpub.com/article/factors-influencing-sleep-quality-and-their-effects-on-health-outcomes-a-cross-sectional-analysis-o-vbwozph1qgao23n
ER  -