Relationship between Sleep Quality and Job Stress in Health Care Staff of Educational Hospitals affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

Reza Jafari Nodoushan; Vida Sadat  Anoosheh; Fatemeh Majidpour; Hossein Tavangar; Meysam  Hosseini Amiri; Shahnaz Mojahed; Ahmad Entezari; Tahere Salimi; Reza  Bidaki; Mohammad Reza Khajehaminian

doi:10.18502/aoh.v6i1.8666

Reza Jafari Nodoushan Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran•
Vida Sadat Anoosheh Department of Occupational Health and Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Iran•
Fatemeh Majidpour Clinical Research Development Center of Afshar Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences,Yazd, Iran•
Hossein Tavangar Department of Nursing, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran •
Meysam Hosseini Amiri Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran •
Shahnaz Mojahed Department of Midwifery, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran •
Ahmad Entezari Department of Anesthesia and Operation Room, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran •
Tahere Salimi Department of Nursing, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran •
Reza Bidaki Department of Psychiatry, Research Center of Addiction and Behavioral Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran •
Mohammad Reza Khajehaminian Department of Health in Disaster and Emergencies, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran •

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i1.8666

Keywords: Occupational stress; Health personnel; Sleep quality

Abstract

Background: There are several factors involved in creating job stress. Shift work can be considered one of these factors which affect sleep quality among the staff. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of job stress on the sleep quality of the healthcare personnel. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2011-2012. Data collection tools consisted of demographic information; HSE job stress questionnaires and Pittsburgh sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Anova tests, Spearman correlation, and SPSS software version 26 were used for data analysis. The significance level of the test was 5%. Results: The mean score of sleep quality was 7.18 ± 3.5 and work stress was 98.7 ± 12.14. 61.8% of nurses did not have good sleep quality. The results of a one-way analysis of variance showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of work stress in work shifts (P = 0.019). The results of the Spearman correlation test showed a significant and inverse correlation between work stress and sleep quality (r = -0.17 p = 0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the employees' sleep quality affects their job stress, reduces their productivity and causes some problems for them; therefore, managers must heed the results of this research and schedule the shifts in such a way as to reduce job stress. They can also hold training sessions and workshops to regulate sleep patterns and manage stress in due course of time.