Sleep Quality among Healthcare Professionals in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abinaya  Ravi; Sivapriya KRS; Neethu  George; Rock  Britto; Anirudh  Parthiban; Nagarajan  Anukruthi

doi:10.55489/njcm.1342022434

Authors

Abinaya Ravi Panimalar medical college hospital & Research Institute, Chennai
Sivapriya KRS Panimalar medical college hospital & Research Institute, Chennai
Neethu George Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College & Hospital, Perambalur
Rock Britto Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College & Hospital, Perambalur
Anirudh Parthiban Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College & Hospital, Perambalur
Nagarajan Anukruthi Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College & Hospital, Perambalur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.1342022434

Keywords:

Health Care Professionals, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Sleep deprivation

Abstract

Introduction: A person spends one third life in sleep, so the quality and quantity of sleep is of utmost importance. Health Care Professionals (HCPs) are more prone to inconsistency in sleep both in quality and quantity, which leads to deflection from health and well-being of themselves and care of others. This study aims to assess the various factors influencing sleep quality and daytime sleepiness among medical and nursing healthcare professionals.

Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire to collect socio-demographic and work-related information, co-morbidity and quality of Sleep using ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and PSQI (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) scale.

Results: Among the 150 HCPs, 64.7% were medical and 35.3% were nursing professionals. 53.6% of medical and 66% of nursing professionals reported poor sleep quality. Increased coffee consumption influences sleep quality and it was found to be statistically significant. Nursing professionals had more excessive daytime sleepiness (58.5%) with significant p-value (p=0.01).

Conclusion: According to our study results, sleep quality was poor among nursing professionals which highlights the need for measures to improve their quality of sleep.

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