The Prevalence of Insomnia, Its Demographic Correlates, and Treatment in Nurses Working in Chinese Psychiatric and General Hospitals. Issue 2 (30th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: An, Feng‐Rong; Qi, Yun‐Ke; Zeng, Jiao‐Ying; Ding, Yan‐Ming; Chiu, Helen F. K.; Ungvari, Gabor S.; Newhouse, Robin; Yu, Doris S. F.; Lai, Kelly Y. C.; Xiang, Yu‐Tao
• Is Part Of: Perspectives in psychiatric care. Volume 52:Issue 2(2016:Apr.)
• Page Start: 88
• Page End: 94
• Publication Date: 2015-01-30
• Subjects: Insomnia -- nurse -- psychiatric hospital -- sleep; Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Psychiatric nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.890231
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12103
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-5990

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: To determine the prevalence of insomnia and its socio‐demographic correlates in Chinese nurses. Design and Methods: Up to 799 nurses were examined. Demographic data, total sleep time (TST), and insomnia were collected. Findings: The mean expected and actual TST were 8.3 ± 1.5 and 6.1 ± 1.1 hr, respectively. The prevalence of at least one type of reported sleep disturbance was 69.7%; the rates of difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, and early morning awakening were 54.6%, 54.7%, and 55.9%, respectively. Practice Implications: There is a large discrepancy of actual and expected sleep duration, and insomnia is common among nurses in China.