Quality of Life and Sleep of Nurses Regarding Hours Spent at Work: an Observational Cross-sectional Study

Uvod: Vrlo velik broj zdravstvenih djelatnika u svijetu radi u smjenskom načinu rada. Najčešće se u smjenskom radu radi na početku radnog staža. Smjenski rad, osobito noćne smjene, izravno utječu na kvalitetu životai snadjelatnika, smatrajući se mogućim uzrokom mnogih zdravstvenih poremećaja. Cilj: Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je usporediti kvalitetu života i sna medicinskih sestara i tehničara koji rade smjenski rad sa onima koji rade jutarnji rad. Metode:Istraživanje se provelona uzorku medicinskih sestara/tehničara zaposlenih u Kliničkoj bolnici „Merkur“tijekom prve polovice 2023. godine (travanj i svibanj).Rezultati su prikupljenipomoću anketa koje su bile podijeljene po klinikama, zavodima i odjelima bolnice. Anketni upitnik se sastojao od 3 dijela, prvi dio su činila pitanja o sociodemografskim podatcima, drugi dio se odnosio na kvalitetu sna koja seispitala pomoću Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) upitnika i treći dio je sadržavaopitanja o kvaliteti života Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije (The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, WHOQOL-BREF). Rezultati:U istraživanju je sudjelovao 181 ispitanik, od toga se 8 ispitanika nije izjasnilo o sociodemografskim podatcima. Većinu ispitanika činilesu žene (83,8%) sa višom stručnom spremom. Prosječna ukupna dobbila je 36,4 godine (SD=11,8), a najviše ispitanika je navelo da ima 6-15 godina radnog staža. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo najviše ispitanika zaposlenih na Zavodu za unutarnje bolesti (42,8%). Rezultati istraživanja su pokazali značajnu povezanost kvalitete života i sna. Zaključak:Istraživanje je utvrdilo statistički značajni utjecaj rasporeda radnog vremena na kvalitetu života i sna. Medicinske sestre/tehničari uredovitom8-satnom radnom vremenu imaju kvalitetniji san i život.Introduction: A vast number of healthcare employees in the world do shift work. Most often, shift work is done at the start of their work life. Shift work, especially night shifts, directly affects employees quality of life and sleep, which is considered a possible cause of many health disorders. Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the quality of life and sleep of nurses who do shift work with those who do morning shift work. Methods: The research was conducted on a sample of nurses employed at Merkur Clinical Hospital during the first half of 2023. (April and May). The results were collected using a survey that was distributed to clinics, institutes and wards. The questionnaire consisted of three parts. The first part consisted social demography questions, the second part related to quality of sleep, which was examined using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire, and the third part consisted The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, WHOQOL-BREF. Results: 181 respondents participated in the research, 8 of respondents did not declare their sociodemographic data. The majority of respondents are women (83.8%) with higher education. The average total age is 36.4 years (SD=11.8), and most respondents have 6-15 years of work life. Most of participants involve Institute for Internal Medicine employees (42.8%). The research results showed a significant correlation related to quality of life and sleep. Conclusion: Study showes statistically significant influence of work hours schedule on life and sleep quality. Nurses working regular 8-hour shifts have better life and sleep quality