Assessment of Pain, Occupational Fatigue, Sleep and Quality of Life in Nurses

The aim of the study is to evaluate the pain, occupational fatigue, sleep and quality of life in nurses and the relationships between them. 102 participants working as nurses were included in the study. Data on age, gender, height, weight, working year in the profession, weekly working hours, hand dominance, diagnosed diseases and marital status of the participants were collected. Subsequently, the questions included in the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire, occupational fatigue / burnout / recovery scale (OFER), sleep hygiene index (SHI) and World Health Organization quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires were answered by the participants.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain in A Joint, Multiple Sites
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Survey

Detailed Description

Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire: It is a scale that evaluates whether symptoms of pain, pain and discomfort have been experienced in the neck, shoulder, elbow, hand-wrist, waist, back, hip-thigh, knee-foot-ankle regions during the last 12 months and whether ordinary indoor and outdoor activities are hampered by these symptoms and whether there has been pain in the mentioned body areas for the last 7 days. It consists of 27 items and each item is answered as yes / no.

Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery Scale: It is a scale developed to measure occupational fatigue. It consists of 15 items in total and 3 sub-dimensions evaluating chronic fatigue (questions 1-5), acute fatigue (questions 6-10) and recovery (questions 11-15). Each item is scored between 0-6 points (0 = Strongly Disagree, 1 = Disagree, 2 = Somewhat Disagree, 3 = Neither agree nor disagree, 4 = slightly agree, 5 = Agree, 6 = Strongly Agree) by the participants. High scores in the chronic and acute fatigue sub-dimensions mean higher occupational fatigue, and higher scores in the recovery sub-dimension mean better recovery between working periods.

Sleep Hygiene Index: It is a scale that evaluates sleep hygiene. The frequencies of sleep hygiene-related behaviors are questioned in a total of 13 items with a Likert-type scale where each item is scored between 0 and 4 (0 = never, 1 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = always). Higher scores indicate worse sleep hygiene.

WHOQOL-BREF-TR: It is a scale that evaluates the well-being of individuals in 4 sub-areas in which physical health, psychological status, social relations and environmental conditions are questioned, and their general quality of life and health status with one question. Each item is scored on a 1-5 Likert-type scale. Sub-domain scores represent the quality of life in their field independently of each other. Higher scores indicate better quality of life.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 102

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Çankaya
    • Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey, 06520
      • Ufuk University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

102 volunteer nurses over 18 years old.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years old
• Working as a nurse

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being under the age of 18
• Having a history of serious trauma and orthopedic surgery in the last 1 year
• Having a chronic severe internal and neurological disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire scores	whether symptoms of pain, pain and discomfort have been experienced in the neck, shoulder, elbow, hand-wrist, waist, back, hip-thigh, knee-foot-ankle regions during the last 12 months and whether ordinary indoor and outdoor activities are hampered by these symptoms and whether there has been pain in the mentioned body areas for the last 7 days.	1 month
Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery Scale scores	İt evaluates chronic fatigue, acute fatigue and recovery.	1 month
Sleep Hygiene Index score	It evaluates sleep hygiene.	1 month
WHOQOL-BREF-TR scores	It evaluates the well-being of individuals in physical health, psychological status, social relations and environmental conditions and their general quality of life and health status.	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ufuk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 20, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 20, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 8, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2020-3-17

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No