병원 교대근무자의 야간수면의 주관적 특성

Subjective Characteristics of Nocturnal Sleep in Hospital Shift Workers

The purpose of this study was to find subjective characteristics of nocturnal sleep of rotating shift workers in general hospital using a sleep questionnaire modified from one of Pittsburg Sleep Research Center, USA. The subjects were 153 female shift ones including 122 registered nurses, 21 aid nurses, 5 technicians, and 5 pharmacists, and the controls were 89 female fixed workers which included 37 registered nurses, 31 aid nurses, 8 technician, 6 pharmacists, and 7 medical recorders The results were as follows * In comparison with the fixed workers, 1) More shift workers felt that they currently had some problems with their nocturnal sleep. 2) They were getting longer total sleep time in their typical nights. 3) They had more difficulties in falling asleep, and the longer sleep inducing time. 4) Although they did not significantly complain more difficulties in maintaining sleep, they needed the longer time in order to sleep again after spontaneous awakening during the night and they were awakened more frequently during the second part of the typical night 5) They felt more difficulty due to early morning awakening and they were awakened more frequently by alarms o f clocks in their mornings. 6) There were no differences o f dreamings, but more nocturnal behaviors were found in the shift workers. 7) There were no significant differences in their past history, and the past and present family histories of sleep disorder between the shift worker group and the control group.