Sleep disturbances among Chinese clinical nurses in general hospitals and its influencing factors

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Qiong Zhang¹  Zihua Sun¹  Fengxin Sang¹  Yingzhi Xu¹  Hongyun Dong¹ 

[1] Shouguang People’s Hospital, NO. 45, Jiankang Street, Shouguang, Weifang, Shandong Province, China;

关键词: Sleep disturbance;    Nurse;    Stress;    Risk factor;    Epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-017-1402-3

 received in 2017-02-09, accepted in 2017-06-27,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of sleep disturbances among clinical nurses in general hospitals in Mainland China, and identify its associate factors.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional design, a total of 5012 clinical nurses selected by random cluster sampling completed the survey on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), measures of quality of life indexed by the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item Short-Form Health Survey, occupational stress evaluated by the Job Content Questionnaire, lifestyle and sociodemographic details.ResultsThe average PSQI score of 4951 subjects was 7.32 ± 3.24, including 3163 subjects with PSQI ≥5, accounting for 63.9%. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors for sleep disturbances in nurses were female gender, the Emergency department and ICU, many years of service, high night shift frequency, professional status: primary and intermediate, employment status: temporary, poor quality of life: poor mental health, low perceived health, high occupational stress (high psychological demand, low job control and low workplace social support).ConclusionsSleep disturbances are highly prevalent among clinical nurses in general hospitals in Mainland China. Many of the factors listed above were associated with the prevalence of sleep disturbances in nurses, and occupational stress plays an important role in the development of sleep disturbances in Chinese clinical nurses.

【 授权许可】

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