Effect of night shift time at midnight on sleep quality of nurses
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2017.10.004
- VernacularTitle:不同子丑时夜班交班时间点对护士睡眠质量的影响
- Author:
Yuanyu YOU
1
;
Minlian QIU
;
Naying YU
;
Lin LI
;
Ni LI
Author Information
1. 福州总医院
- Keywords:
night shift time;
sleep quality;
nurse
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2017;16(10):17-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of night shift time at midnight on sleep quality of nurses . Methods Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and a self-designed questionnaire were used for the investigation among 459 nurses in a first class hospital in Fujian Province, analyzing the sleep quality of the nurses at night shift time at the time points of 0:00am,0:30am,1:00am and 1:30am during the midnight. Results The total score of nurses at night shift was (7.47 ±3.05). There were significant differences between the total scores at different time points (P<0.001). The comparisons between the time points of 0:00am and 0:30am,0:30am and 1:00am, 0:00am and 1:00am showed significant differences (P<0.017),and 0:00am<0:30am<1:00am. Conclusions As for night shift during midnight, the sleep quality for the night shift time 0:00am>0:30am>1:00am. The time points for night shift can vary with seasons and regions. The nurses should be aware of occupational prevention and develop a living habit. During night shift, the nurses should make an individualized plan.
