Shift work sleep disorders and associated factors among nurses at federal government hospitals in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Aug 30, 2019BMJ open

Sleep problems from shift work and related factors among nurses in Ethiopian government hospitals

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Abstract

Approximately 25.6% of nurses in Ethiopian federal government hospitals experience shift work sleep disorder.

An average of nights worked per month in the last year is significantly associated with shift work sleep disorder (adjusted OR=6.3).
Working in a three-shift rotation is also significantly linked to shift work sleep disorder (adjusted OR=3.1).
The findings suggest a substantial prevalence of sleep disorders among shift-working nurses.
Improving shift working conditions may help reduce the prevalence of sleep disorders.

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OBJECTIVE: The current study was conducted to assess the prevalence and associated factors of shift work sleep disorder among nurses working at Ethiopian federal government hospitals in Addis Ababa.

METHODS: An institutional-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2018 using self-administered structured questionnaires. Computer-generated simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 422 nurses as study participants. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders - Third Edition, Bargen Insomnia Scale and/or Epworth Sleepiness Scale were used to measure the outcome shift work sleep disorder. Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression were used. OR with 95% CI was used to measure the strength of association, and a p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant in multivariate analysis.

RESULTS: About a quarter (25.6%) of the study participants have shift work sleep disorder. The average number of nights per month for the last 1 year (adjusted OR=6.3, 95% CI 3.513 to 12.35) and working in three-shift rotation (adjusted OR=3.1, 95% CI 1.68 to 5.83) were significantly associated with shift work sleep disorder.

CONCLUSION: A quarter of shift worker nurses are suffering from shift work sleep disorder. The number of nights on average per month for the last 1 year and working in three-shift rotation were significantly associated with shift work sleep disorder. Shift working conditions should be improved to provide less stressful conditions for nurses, ensuring at the same time an appropriate quality of care over a 24-hour period. More studies are necessary to better highlight the burden of shift work on the health and well-being of both nurses and patients.

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