Author/Authors :
SADAT JAFARI ROODBANDI, AKRAM Research Center for Health Sciences - Institute of Health - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , FEYZI, VAFA Department of Occupational Health - Health Center of Saghez - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran , KHANJANI, NARGES Environmental Health Engineering Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , RAHIMI MOGHADAM, SOMAYEH Department of Occupational Health - Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran , SHAFIEZADEH BAFGHI, MAHDIYEH Occupational Health Department - Health School - Yazd Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , MOGHADASI, MOJTABA Department of the Environment - Tehran Islamic Azad University West Branch, Tehran, Iran , NOROUZI, ZOHRE Health Department - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Abstract :
Shift work is an important factor influencing the sleep quality and sleepiness of nurses. The aim of the present
research was to compare sleep quality in three groups: 1) nurses with shift work SN), 2) nurses without shift
work (DN) as a control group for evaluating the effects of shift work, 3) regular non-shift employees (DE)
who were not nurses, as a control group for the nursing job; to evaluate the effect of shift work and the nursing
job in regard to sleep quality. The present cross-sectional study was carried out in 2013. The research
participants were 326 nurses without shift work and with shift work and employees from one of Kerman
University of Medical Sciences’ hospitals, Kerman, Iran. Data were gathered via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepiness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18. Overall, 91.2% of
nurses (SN & DN) and 79.6% of employees (DE) had poor sleep quality. The sleep quality (P=0.013) and
sleepiness (P=0.005) of all hospital nurses were significantly different from that of the university employees.
However, there was not a significant difference between the nurses without and with shift work in terms of
sleep quality (P=0.87) and sleepiness (P=0.41). Almost all nurses and most university employees suffer from
poor sleep quality. Daily average sleep hours and shift work are among the influencing factors causing
sleepiness and poor sleep quality.
Keywords :
Sleep quality , Sleepiness , Shift work , Nurse
