Workload and Sleep Quality of Hospital Shift Nurses

Correlation Between Workload and Sleep Quality of Shift Nurses in Top Three Hospitals in Beijing

A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the status of workload, sleep quality and the correlation between workload and sleep quality of shift nurses in Grade 3A hospitals in Beijing

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sleep Quality; Workload
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: workload

Detailed Description

The shift nurses in the top three hospitals in Beijing were included. According to the sample size calculation method of correlation coefficient in analytical research, the correlation coefficient between workload and sleep quality was obtained by consulting literature ρ=- 29, confidence level α= 0.05, β= Then the sample size calculation software pass 11.0 was used to calculate n = 99. Considering 20% sample loss, the final sample size was n = 119. The same interviewee (head nurse / nurse) was informed of the purpose and significance of this study by using the same guiding language. The head nurses were informed one-on-one by the implementer of the project and filled in the questionnaire after informed consent; The nurse survey was conducted by the project implementer himself to the head nurse of the Department for training. The head nurse informed the nurses of the Department with unified guidelines, and after informed consent, the head nurse sent the electronic questionnaire QR code to its wechat work group for filling in. The implementer of the project will check the questionnaire in time after the respondents fill in the questionnaire, and give timely feedback if there is any doubt. This study investigated the work load and sleep quality of nurses in the top three hospitals in Beijing; The survey included general information, workload and sleep quality. General information included gender, age, working years, professional title, education level, marriage and childbearing status, etc. The workload status includes mental needs, physical needs, time needs, self performance, effort, frustration, technical autonomy, decision-making autonomy and work needs. The sleep quality status of nurses in different shifts (day shift, night shift and night shift) included sleep disorder, difficulty in maintaining sleep, early wake-up, fatigue / sleepiness in working days and idle time in working days, etc.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 119

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100000
      • Peking University Third Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

nurses in a third-grade hospital in Beijing

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. In service nurses who have obtained the nurse practice certificate of the people's Republic of China and have been registered;
2. At present, he has been involved in shift work for more than 3 months, and the shifts include day shift, night shift and night shift;
3. No obvious psychological or mental illness, such as depression; 4 volunteer to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
nurses; nurses in a third-grade hospital in Beijing	Behavioral: workload; Mental needs, physical needs, time needs, self performance, effort, frustration, technical autonomy, decision-making autonomy and work needs of nursing work

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
sleep quality1	Sleep disorders	1 month
sleep quality2	difficulty in maintaining sleep	1 month
sleep quality3	early awakening	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Peking University Third Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Baohua Li, Peking University Third Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 31, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): January 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): July 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 8, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2021
• Last Verified: June 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: M2020306

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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