Sleep Quality and its Related Factors in Nurses, Work in Open Heart Intensive Care Units in Mazandaran Providence: A Cross-sectional Study

Authors

• fateme bozorg sohrabi
• aria soleymani
• mohammadreza habibi
• Amir Emami zeydi
• hajarsadat nejad gorji
• farshad hasanzade kiab

Abstract

Abstract ^[1]
 
Background & Objective:One of the jobs that involves shift work and is related to sleep disorders is the groups of doctors and nurses. Moreover, nursing is mixed with shift work and is related to sleep disorder and this issue can cause disruption in physical and psychological buses of the nurses. This can lead to problems for them. In work environment, sleep disorders can interrupt the task performance of nurses and also can impaired the quantity and quality of professional practice which is basically a response to the need of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate sleep quality and its related factors among nurses^, work in open heart intensive care units in Mazandaran providence in 2013.
Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to February 2013 in four local hospitals in Mazandaran province. A total of 63 nurses who were working in open heart intensive care units were studied. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for assessment of sleep quality was used. Also, demographic data and information on job status were collected. Independent t-test and Chi square test were applied for analysis.
Results: The results of this study showed that 84% of nurses had poor sleep quality (Global PSQI≥5). A significant relationship between sleep quality and the arerage night shift in month was seen (p=0.04). 
Conclusion: The high percentage of nurses working in open heart ICU has poor sleep quality. An increased number of night shifts have a main role in this case. Considering that the poor sleep quality can adversely affect the quality of nursing care, therefore a proper planning to improve the sleep quality of nurses working in open heart intensive care units are necessary.
Key words: Nurses, Sleep quality, Open heart intensive care unit.

 




1. BSc in Anesthesia, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran Heart Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
2. Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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3. Ph.D. Student in Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
4. BSc in Anesthesia, Mazandaran Heart Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

Keywords

• Nurses
• sleep quality
• Open heart intensive care unit

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