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The Prevalence of Insomnia, Its Demographic Correlates, and Treatment in Nurses Working in Chinese Psychiatric and General Hospitals
Author(s) -
An FengRong,
Qi YunKe,
Zeng JiaoYing,
Ding YanMing,
Chiu Helen F. K.,
Ungvari Gabor S.,
Newhouse Robin,
Yu Doris S. F.,
Lai Kelly Y. C.,
Xiang YuTao
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12103
Subject(s) - insomnia , morning , psychiatry , medicine , sleep (system call) , sleep disorder , psychology , clinical psychology , computer science , operating system
Purpose To determine the prevalence of insomnia and its socio‐demographic correlates in C hinese 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 C hina.