Sleep quality among shift-work nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Kang, Jiwon; Noh, Wonjung; Lee, Youngjin

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2019.151227

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“…Furthermore, a meta‐analysis revealed that select non‐drug interventions positively influence sleep disturbances (Kang et al, 2020). To prevent COVID‐19 cross‐infection, each frontline nurse lives in a separate room in Wuhan during their quarantine, which is conducive to insomnia treatment for nurses.…”

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Anxiety and its association with perceived stress and insomnia among nurses fighting against COVID‐19 in Wuhan: A cross‐sectional survey

Shen

Zhan

Hong

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and Objectives To investigate the present status of anxiety among nurses fighting the spread of COVID‐19 and its association with perceived stress and insomnia. Background With the outbreak of COVID‐19, nurses have been caring for infected patients for a considerable length of time in Wuhan, China. Previous COVID‐19 studies generally focused on patients’ medical treatment, but few considered healthcare workers’ psychological needs while working with a pandemic involving an unfamiliar infectious disease. Numerous nurses have experienced mental health problems, such as anxiety. Design The STROBE guidelines for a cross‐sectional questionnaire were implemented. Methods An online survey of 643 frontline nurses working with COVID‐19 patients was conducted from March 3 to 10, 2020. Sociodemographic data were collected, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale, and the Athens Insomnia Scale were administered. Results One‐third (33.4%) of participants reported anxiety, which was associated with perceived stress and insomnia among Chinese frontline nurses in Wuhan during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Significant associations were found between anxiety, perceived stress, insomnia, working four‐night shifts per week, experience working during more than two epidemics, and fear of COVID‐19. Conclusions This study found that a substantial proportion of frontline nurses caring for COVID‐19 patients experienced anxiety. We recommend that nurse managers focus on working conditions and cultivate safe and satisfactory work environments. Meanwhile, frontline nurses should foster awareness of mental health and rely on online resources for psychological training to alleviate anxiety. Relevance to clinical practice The findings of this study could facilitate better understanding of anxiety among frontline nurses; more importantly, health care authorities and nursing managers need to pay more attention to ensuring intervention training to reduce anxiety for frontline nurses worldwide.

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Anxiety and its association with perceived stress and insomnia among nurses fighting against COVID‐19 in Wuhan: A cross‐sectional survey

Shen

Zhan

Hong

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…In the last decade, novel intervention types have been conducted to improve sleep quality in nurses, for example, aroma-inhalation therapy, physical activity interventions, stressmanagement programs, and cognitive-behavioral therapy (for review, see Kang et al, 2020), although the beneficial effects were small.…”

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Sleep-Related Problems in Night Shift Nurses: Towards an Individualized Interventional Practice

Alfonsi

Scarpelli

Gorgoni

et al. 2021

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Rotating shifts (mostly 8- or 12-h) are common among nurses to ensure continuity of care. This scheduling system encompasses several adverse health and performance consequences. One of the most injurious effects of night-time shift work is the deterioration of sleep patterns due to both circadian rhythm disruption and increased sleep homeostatic pressure. Sleep problems lead to secondary effects on other aspects of wellbeing and cognitive functioning, increasing the risk of errors and workplace accidents. A wide range of interventions has been proposed to improve the sleep quality of nurses and promote an increase in attention levels. In recent years, particular attention has been paid to individual and environmental factors mediating the subjective ability to cope with sleep deprivation during the night shift. Given the predictive role of these factors on the negative impact of a night shift, an individualized intervention could represent an effective countermeasure by ensuring suitable management of shift schedules. Therefore, the aims of this mini-review are to: (a) provide an updated overview of the literature on sleep problems in night shift nurses and their adverse consequences; and (b) critically analyze the psychosocial factors that mediate the negative impact of shift work with the ultimate goal of defining an effective countermeasure based on an individualized approach.

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“…Irregular and prolonged work shifts due to extraordinary workloads impact both on homeostatic and circadian processes that determine insufficient or inadequate sleep. The effects of the desynchronization of circadian rhythm in shift workers are well known, as well as its psychobiological consequences (see Kang, Noh, & Lee, 2020). For instance, shift workers are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity, gastrointestinal disorders and breast cancer than non‐shift workers (see Brown et al., 2020 for a review).…”

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Caring for the carers: Advice for dealing with sleep problems of hospital staff during the COVID‐19 outbreak

Ballesio

Lombardo

Lucidi

et al. 2020

Journal of Sleep Research

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Hospital staff are at the frontline in the COVID‐19 outbreak. The stressors they experience may induce sleep problems in a population already at risk. Sleep deprivation, long shifts and insomnia in hospital staff have been associated with individual, organizational and public health hazards. These include increased risk of mental and somatic disorders, altered immune responses, medical errors, misunderstandings, drowsy driving and burnout. In March 2020, the World Health Organization called for providing access to mental health and counselling for health professionals involved in the COVID‐19 outbreak. To answer this call, we propose practical advice for the management of sleep problems (sleep deprivation, insomnia and shift work) that can be included in supportive interventions. The advice is based on psychobiological principles of sleep regulation and on guidelines for the treatment of insomnia and was implemented within an initiative offering psychological support to the staff of three university hospitals in Rome.

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Sleep quality among shift-work nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 58 publications

References 41 publications

Anxiety and its association with perceived stress and insomnia among nurses fighting against COVID‐19 in Wuhan: A cross‐sectional survey

Anxiety and its association with perceived stress and insomnia among nurses fighting against COVID‐19 in Wuhan: A cross‐sectional survey

Sleep-Related Problems in Night Shift Nurses: Towards an Individualized Interventional Practice

Caring for the carers: Advice for dealing with sleep problems of hospital staff during the COVID‐19 outbreak

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