Open AccessSleep quality among nurses in a tertiary hospital in North-West Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ammar Ibrahim,
Zainab Ibrahim,
Lawal O Teslim,
Helen Okhiwu,
Igoche David Peter,
Godpower Chinedu Michael
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_79_17
Subject(s) - epworth sleepiness scale , excessive daytime sleepiness , medicine , shift work , sleep quality , physical therapy , sleep disorder , insomnia , psychiatry , polysomnography , apnea
Sleep is a necessity; it is nourishing, refreshing and healing. The nursing profession is associated with busy and difficult work schedules, especially the running of shifts which has been associated with cardiovascular and metabolic complications. There is a dearth of local data on sleep disorders, especially among nurses. In this study, we evaluated the quality of sleep and the tendency of daytime sleepiness among nurses.