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Impact of hypnotics use on daytime function and factors associated with usage by female shift work nurses
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Abstract
The rate of hypnotics use among nurses was 10%, with 3.1% using multiple hypnotics.
- Single hypnotic users did not differ in insomnia rates compared to multiple hypnotics users.
- Multiple hypnotics users reported lower quality of life and more severe depressive symptoms.
- Higher frequencies of work-related errors were observed in nurses using multiple hypnotics.
- Factors such as age ≥27 years, depression, eveningness chronotype, and insomnia symptoms were associated with hypnotics use.
- Only the presence of shift work disorder was significantly linked to the use of multiple hypnotics.
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