Publication: Poor Quality of Sleep among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Centre
Date
2024
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Nepal Medical Association
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Introduction: Health personnel work under highly stressful conditions with long work hours, frequent night work, and shift duties resulting in sleep problems. Sleep problems lead to a decline in performance, cognition, memory, decision-making, medical errors and mental disorders. The study aimed to find out the prevalence of poor quality of sleep among healthcare workers in a tertiary care centre.
Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, paramedics) of a tertiary care centre after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. Data was collected from 1 October to 1 December 2023. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Results: Among 127 healthcare workers, the prevalence of poor quality of sleep was seen in 61 (48.03%) (39.34-56.72, 95% Confidence Interval). A total of 31 (50.82%) were female and 30 (49.18%) were male.
Conclusions: The prevalence of poor sleep quality was found to be higher than that of other studies done in similar settings. There is a need to enhance institutional support like incorporating flexible work schedules, and regular wellness programs to alleviate poor sleep quality among healthcare workers.
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Bikram Kafle
Department of Psychiatry, Devdaha Medical College, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Suraj Tiwari
Mental Hospital, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal
Arpana Pokhrel
Department of Psychiatry, Devdaha Medical College, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Rajesh Shrestha
Department of Psychiatry, Devdaha Medical College, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal
Yashoda Bagale
Crimson College of Technology, Devinagar, Rupandehi, Nepal
Nabin Pahari
Department of Psychiatry, Devdaha Medical College, Bhaluhi, Rupandehi, Nepal