Feng-Rong An1, Yun-Ke Qi2, Jiao-Ying Zeng2, Yan-Ming Ding3, Helen F K Chiu4, Gabor S Ungvari5, Robin Newhouse6, Doris S F Yu7, Kelly Y C Lai4, Yu-Tao Xiang8. 1. Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 2. Shenzhen Mental Health Centre, Shenzhen Key Lab for Psychological Healthcare, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. 3. First Hospital of Peking University, Peking University, Beijing, China. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 5. University of Notre Dame Australia/Marian Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 6. University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 7. The Nethersole School of Nursing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 8. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of insomnia and its socio-demographic correlates in Chinese nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS: Up to 799 nurses were examined. Demographic data, total sleep time (TST), and insomnia were collected. FINDINGS: The mean expected and actual TST were 8.3 ± 1.5 and 6.1 ± 1.1 hr, respectively. The prevalence of at least one type of reported sleep disturbance was 69.7%; the rates of difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, and early morning awakening were 54.6%, 54.7%, and 55.9%, respectively. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: There is a large discrepancy of actual and expected sleep duration, and insomnia is common among nurses in China.
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of insomnia and its socio-demographic correlates in Chinese nurses. DESIGN AND METHODS: Up to 799 nurses were examined. Demographic data, total sleep time (TST), and insomnia were collected. FINDINGS: The mean expected and actual TST were 8.3 ± 1.5 and 6.1 ± 1.1 hr, respectively. The prevalence of at least one type of reported sleep disturbance was 69.7%; the rates of difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, and early morning awakening were 54.6%, 54.7%, and 55.9%, respectively. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: There is a large discrepancy of actual and expected sleep duration, and insomnia is common among nurses in China.
Authors: María Del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes; María Del Mar Molero Jurado; María Del Mar Simón Márquez; Ana Belén Barragán Martín; José Jesús Gázquez Linares Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-09-20 Impact factor: 3.390