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ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak, M.D.** Waran Tanchaiswad, M.D.***

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Sleep disturbances among nurses of Songklanagarind Hospital

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 42 No.3 July-September 1997, P 123-132.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective : To evaluate the prevalence of sleep disturbances andfactors associated with poor sleep quality in nurses at Songklanagarind Hospital. Methods : A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried outin all female nurses (n=461) in Songklanagarind Hospital. Three hundred twenty-six nurses completed a Thai version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (T-PSQI) and a sleep survey including questions about factors associated with sleep disturbances. Factors associated with poor sleep quality were compared between those nurses with poor and good sleep quality by using Logistic regression. Results : There was a high prevalence (73%) of poor sleep quality(T-PSQI score >5) in all study subjects. The prevalence of sleep disturbances was more widespread among nurses working rotating shifts (76.7%) than ones working permanent day (51.1%), and it decreased with age : at age 40-60 years 43.75% of the nurses (versus 22.8% at age 21-30). Sleep disturbances were also related to category of workplaces, to napping and to recent stressful life events. A logistic regression analysis showed that rotating shift work and stressful life events were the major associated factors of poor sleep quality. Conclusions : This study revealed that about three quarters of the nurses in Songklanagarind Hospital had poor sleep quality. Rotating shift work and stressful life events primarily contributed to poor sleep quality among these nurses.

Keywords: sleep disturbances, shift work, nurses, sleep quality, prevalence, epidemic, epidemiology, nurse, mental health problem

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1997

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumtanee, Thailand. *** Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkla 90112, Thailand

Code: 0000067

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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