Influence of work environment on insomnia among night-shift working nurses†
Bo Min Jeon1 · Su Hyun Kim2
1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University
2College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University
2College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University
Correspondence to: † This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea fund (2020R1A2C1101610).
1 Doctoral student, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea.
2 Professor, College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea. E-mail: suhyun kim@knu.ac.kr
1 Doctoral student, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea.
2 Professor, College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea. E-mail: suhyun kim@knu.ac.kr
Received August 26, 2022; Revised November 16, 2022; Accepted November 26, 2022.
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- Abstract
- The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of work environments on insomnia among night-shift working nurses. This was a descriptive correlational study analyzing a nationally representative data of the 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey. A total of 143 night-shift working nurses were analyzed using a hierarchical logistic regression analysis. All variables were assessed with questionnaires, including sleep quality over 12 months, working time characteristics, physical work environment, and psychosocial work environment. A total of 10.5% of night-shift working nurses had insomnia. In hierarchical logistic regression analysis, emotional work demands and social support were the significant indicators of insomnia among night-shift working nurses. However, other working time characteristics and physical work environment were not significantly associated with insomnia among night-shift working nurses. The strategies to handle emotional work demands and to encourage social support should be considered to improve sleep quality among night-shift working nurses.
- Keywords : Nurses, shift work schedule, sleep disorders, social support, workload.
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