The relationship between shift work and sleep patterns in nurses [Relação entre trabalho por turnos e padrões de sono em enfermeiros]

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Milva Maria Figueiredo De Martino (Author) Other; Ana Cristina Basto Abreu (Author) Other; Fernando Barbosa (Author) FPCEUP; João Marques-Teixeira (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Vol. 18 No. 3

Pages: 763-768

ISSN: 1413-8123

Publisher: Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

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Authenticus ID: P-008-ATW

DOI: 10.1590/s1413-81232013000300022

Abstract (EN): The scope of this study was to evaluate the sleep/wake cycle in shift work nurses, as well as their sleep quality and chronotype. The sleep/ wake cycle was evaluated by keeping a sleep diary for a total of 60 nurses with a mean age of 31.76 years. The Horne & Östberg Questionnaire (1976) for the chronotype and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality were applied. The results revealed a predominance of indifferent chronotypes (65.0%), followed by moderately evening persons (18.3%), decidedly evening persons (8.3%), moderately morning persons (6.6%) and decidedly morning persons (1.8%). The sleep quality perception was analyzed by the visual analogical scale, showing a mean score of 5.85 points for nighttime sleep and 4.70 points for daytime sleep, which represented a statistically significant difference. The sleep/ wake schedule was also statistically different when considering weekdays and weekends. The PSQI showed a mean of 7.0 points, characterizing poor sleep quality. The results showed poor sleep quality in shift work nurses, possibly due to the lack of sport and shift work habits.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 6