Nurses’ Sleep Characteristics by Shift Type in a Tertiary Hospital With Flexible Working Arrangements

Author:

Choi Su JungORCID,Joo Eun YeonORCID

Abstract

Objectives: To improve the adaptation of shift work, various flexible shift patterns for nurses have introduced in addition to the existing eight-hour-three-shift system. This study aimed to compare the differences in rotating nurses’ sleep characteristics according to shift patterns. Methods: A total of 62 rotating nurses (all females, mean age 29.79±4.30 years) participated in sleep monitoring for consecutive two weeks. Objective sleep was obtained using Readiband (Fatigue Science, Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada), a wrist-worn device that uses an accelerometer to distinguish sleep and wakefulness. Subjective sleep characteristics were measured using the Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (MEQ), Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Results: Mean BPS was 30.42±5.10, ESS was 10.42±4.27, and ISI was 11.58±4.16, and there were no statistical differences in sleep parameters except for total sleep time (TST). Although significant differences were not found in sleep parameters according to shift patterns, 27.4% of rotating nurses report subjective sleep problems. More than half (59.7%) suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness. ISI was negatively correlated with age (rho=-0.275, <i>p</i>=0.031) and shift work period (rho=-0.278, <i>p</i>=0.028), but it was positively correlated with ESS (rho=0.306, <i>p</i>=0.015). Furthermore, BPS was negatively correlated with MEQ (rho=-0.351, <i>p</i>=0.005) and TST (rho=-0.307, <i>p</i>=0.016). Conclusions: To improve the sleep of rotating nurses, more active interventions, such as sleep education to reduce bedtime procrastination and short naps during night shifts, are needed.

Funder

Samsung Medical Center

Publisher

Korean Sleep Society

Subject

General Medicine

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