Sleep medication and melatonin use among Norwegian nurses – A cross‐sectional study

Nursing Open

Bjørn Bjorvatn¹  Siri Waage¹  Bente Elisabeth Moen¹  Ingeborg Forthun¹  Ståle Pallesen² 

[1] Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care University of Bergen Bergen Norway;Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway;

关键词: occupational health;    shift work;    sleep;    sleep medication use;   

DOI  :  10.1002/nop2.1057

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Aim To estimate the prevalence of sleep medication and melatonin use among nurses and to assess if factors related to work, sleep or mental health, were associated with such use. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods A questionnaire survey including 2,798 Norwegian nurses. Associations were estimated using a modified Poisson regression model. Results In total, 7.5%, 4.6% and 2.0% of the nurses included in the present study reported prescribed sleep medication, over‐the‐counter sleep medication or melatonin use in the last year, respectively. Short sleep duration, sleep problems and psychological conditions were strongly associated with both prescribed and over‐the‐counter sleep medication use. Nurses who worked more than 60 night shifts in the last year were at increased risk of sleep medication use.

【 授权许可】

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