The Prevalence of Insomnia, Its Demographic Correlates, and Treatment in Nurses Working in Chinese Psychiatric and General Hospitals

Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2016 Apr;52(2):88-94. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12103. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of insomnia and its socio-demographic correlates in Chinese nurses.

Design and methods: Up to 799 nurses were examined. Demographic data, total sleep time (TST), and insomnia were collected.

Findings: The mean expected and actual TST were 8.3 ± 1.5 and 6.1 ± 1.1 hr, respectively. The prevalence of at least one type of reported sleep disturbance was 69.7%; the rates of difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, and early morning awakening were 54.6%, 54.7%, and 55.9%, respectively.

Practice implications: There is a large discrepancy of actual and expected sleep duration, and insomnia is common among nurses in China.

Keywords: Insomnia; nurse; psychiatric hospital; sleep.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Nurses / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prevalence
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Self Report
  • Sex Factors
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / classification
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology*