Estudo comparativo de padrões de sono em trabalhadores de enfermagem dos turnos diurno e noturno

Sep 24, 2002Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health

Differences in Sleep Patterns Between Nurses Working Day and Night Shifts

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Abstract

Nurses working day shifts averaged 7 hours and 11 minutes of nocturnal sleep, while night shift nurses averaged 9 hours and 6 minutes.

  • Day shift nurses typically went to bed at 23h36min and woke up at 7h3min, while night shift nurses went to bed at 23h52min and woke up at 8h30min.
  • Mean sleep latency was slightly longer for day shift nurses (23 minutes and 26 seconds) compared to night shift nurses (22 minutes and 50 seconds).
  • Day shift nurses were the only group reported to take naps, averaging 2 hours and 3 minutes.
  • Night shift nurses experienced better quality of nocturnal sleep compared to day shift nurses.
  • Diurnal sleep for night shift nurses was split into two periods, averaging 4 hours and 7 minutes and 2 hours and 38 minutes respectively.
  • The average tenure of day shift nurses in the hospital was 14.31 years, significantly longer than the 7.07 years for night shift nurses.

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