The Prevalence of Insomnia, Its Demographic Correlates, and Treatment in Nurses Working in Chinese Psychiatric and General Hospitals

Autor: Feng-Rong, An, Yun-Ke, Qi, Jiao-Ying, Zeng, Yan-Ming, Ding, Helen F K, Chiu, Gabor S, Ungvari, Robin, Newhouse, Doris S F, Yu, Kelly Y C, Lai, Yu-Tao, Xiang
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Perspectives in psychiatric care. 52(2)
ISSN: 1744-6163
Popis: To determine the prevalence of insomnia and its socio-demographic correlates in Chinese nurses.Up to 799 nurses were examined. Demographic data, total sleep time (TST), and insomnia were collected.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.There is a large discrepancy of actual and expected sleep duration, and insomnia is common among nurses in China.
Databáze: OpenAIRE