Sleep quality and sleepiness in nurses

Abstract

There are a few studies that at the same time assessed both nurses 'sleep quality as well as sleepiness and their correlation in the Iranian context. The study applied a descriptive, correlation design.252 nurses randomly were selected. Using Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) prevalence of sleepiness and sleep quality of sample was examined. The participants were mainly female (86.9%) and married (73.4%) as well, most of them had Bachelor in nursing (74.2%) and less than 10 years experience (57.9%). The prevalence of sleepiness was 45.6%. Daytime sleepiness correlated with job experience and education. 84.5% of the participants reported that they have poor sleep quality.In PSQI, The highest mean scores belonged to sleep latency (1.8 ± 0.9) and the lowest belonged to hypnotic medication use (0.54 ± 0.97).There was no significant difference between gender, marriage status, education, job experience, and sleep quality. A significant association was found between sleep quality and sleepiness. According to Binary logistic regression study, the risk of sleepiness among participants with poor sleep quality was 2.58 times more than that among those who had good sleep quality. The study indicate almost high prevalence of poor sleep quality and moderate prevalence of sleepiness among South East Iranian nurses. It is imperative that more attention is paid to this subject since; it may affect the quality of care and the health of nurses negatively.