scholarly journals Assessment of Sleep Quality and Occupational Fatigue (A cross-sectional study among nurses working in public hospitals affiliated to Ilam University of Medical Sciences)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Amin RASHIDI ◽  
Meghdad KAZEMI ◽  
Mehrdad KAZEMI ◽  
Amir Hossein RASHIDI ◽  
Majid SEIFIFARD
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Occupational Fatigue ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

Introduction: Fatigue is defined as extreme weakness and exhaustion by work and physical or mental effort. Sleep disturbances are among the most important causes of fatigue among people in various occupational societies. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of occupational fatigue with sleep quality and factors affecting it among nurses working in governmental hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 240 nurses working in public hospitals selected by convenience sampling method during a two-month period. In order to collect data, the Fatigue Exhaustion / Fatigue Recovery Questionnaire (OFER-15) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI-18) were administered. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Furthermore, Chi-Square, Spearman’s correlation, Independent Sample T-test, and one–way analysis of variance were run. Results: In this study, 55% and 70% of the participants were at inappropriate sleep quality status and the moderate level of occupational excessive fatigue, respectively. Spearman’s correlation test showed a direct and significant correlation between occupational excessive fatigue and sleep quality (p<0.5). Conclusion: Given the significant correlation between sleep quality and fatigue in this research, sleep quality can be used as a predictive variable of excessive occupational fatigue.  

Association between Excessive Use of Mobile Phone and Insomnia among Pakistani Teenagers Cross Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Lubna Farooq ◽  
Akhtar Ali ◽  
Sehrish Mahmood ◽  
Mahnoor Farzand ◽  
Hina Masood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

Introduction:In the era of modern technology mobile phones have becoming popular, especially in teenagers. Besides of its uses there are various undesirable psychological and physical impact on heath. Aims and objectives: The purpose of this study was to access the link among Excessive Use of Smart Phone and there sleep pattern among Pakistani Adolescents. Materials and Methods: A detailed cross sectional study was performed on a total of 500 medical graduates range between 18 and 24 years who were using mobile phone atleast a year. Self-designed Questionnaire is given to them having details of their frequency and pattern of using smart phone. Sleep quality was analyzed by using Pittsburg Sleep Quality index .Chi square test was also perform to check the link between frequency of mobile phone and quality of sleep.P value < 0.005 were considered as significant. Result: Out of 500 participants, the frequency of mobile phone usage was more in males 70% as compare to females30%. Their age varied from 21to 24 with mean age of 20 ± 1.9 years.  Most of students use mobile phone in night 188 (38%)and 202 (40%) participants using mobile phone unlimited. 366 (73%) students mentioned that they start using mobile phone at intermediate level and claimed that no surveillance of the mobile phone being done by the parents . Students who were using unlimited mobile phone reported that they take more than 1 hour to sleep that showed a significant (p-value <0.001) correlation between more mobile phone use and time taken to sleep. Conclusion: The results of our study conclude that excessive mobile phone usage leads to sleep disturbances and poor quality of sleep. That may implement negative effects on student’s mental and physical health along with this it can also affect the students’ educational performance and daily life activities.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances During COVID-19 Pandemic in a Nepalese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-153
Author(s):  
Avinash Chandra ◽  
Pooja Prakash ◽  
Nabina Sharma ◽  
Ayush Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Insomnia Severity

Objectives: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and news of daily increasing cases inside Nepal and worldwide is adding to the fear that leads to anger, anxiety, frustration, and stress, emotions that directly affect sleep quality. This study aimed to assess sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Nepalese population.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 206 Nepali residents who completed anonymous self-administered questionnaires. The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) questionnaire was used to measure sleep disturbances before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The gathered data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using SPSS version 20 statistical software.Results: There was a significant variation in sleep disturbances among Nepalese residents before versus after the COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.001). The prevalence of clinical moderate insomnia has increased tremendously in Nepalese individuals. Before the pandemic’s onset, only 3.9% of the participants had moderate to severe levels of clinical insomnia; after its onset, this value increased to 17.5%. The mean ISI scores were 6.35±4.65 and 8.01±6.01 before and after the pandemic’s onset, respectively.Conclusions: Our study findings suggest that people are suffering tremendously with sleep disturbances and calls for further research and active measures to help increase sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Concetta P. Pelullo ◽  
Giorgia Della Polla ◽  
Francesco Napolitano ◽  
Gabriella Di Giuseppe ◽  
Italo F. Angelillo
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the recommended vaccinations and factors affecting such outcomes among a sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in public hospitals in Italy. Only 14.1% knew all the recommended vaccinations for HCWs. Physicians and those who had received information about vaccinations from scientific journals, educational activities, or professional associations were more likely to have this knowledge, while those aged 36–45 were more likely to have less knowledge than those in the age group below 36 years. Only 57.3% agreed that the information received about vaccinations was reliable. Respondents who had children, who worked in pediatric/neonatal wards, who were more knowledgeable, or who did not need further information about vaccinations considered the available information to be reliable. Only 17.7% of respondents always recommended vaccinations to their patients. This behavior was more likely to occur in physicians, in HCWs, in pediatric/neonatal wards, in those who considered the information received about vaccinations reliable, and in those who considered themselves to be at high risk of transmitting an infectious disease to their patients. Health promotion programs and efforts are needed to improve the level of knowledge about vaccinations and immunization coverage among HCWs.

scholarly journals Sleep disturbances among pregnant women with history of migraines: A cross-sectional study

Cephalalgia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (12) ◽  
pp. 1092-1102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunfang Qiu ◽  
Ihunnaya O Frederick ◽  
Tanya Sorensen ◽  
Sheena K Aurora ◽  
Bizu Gelaye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of

Background Migraine is associated with sleep disturbances in men and non-pregnant women. However, relatively little is known about sleep disturbances among pregnant migraineurs. We investigated sleep disturbances among pregnant women with and without history of migraine. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1324 women who were recruited during early pregnancy. Migraine diagnoses were based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders-II criteria. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire was used to evaluate sleep-related characteristics including sleep duration, sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and other sleep traits. Multivariable logistic regression procedures were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Migraineurs were more likely than non-migraineurs to report short sleep duration (<6.5 hours) (AOR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.07–2.02), poor sleep quality (PSQI>5) (AOR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.35–2.23), and daytime dysfunction due to sleepiness (AOR = 1.51, 95% CI 1.12–2.02). Migraineurs were also more likely than non-migraineurs to report taking sleep medication during pregnancy (AOR = 1.71, 95% CI 1.20–2.42). Associations were generally similar for migraine with or without aura. The odds of sleep disturbances were particularly elevated among pre-pregnancy overweight migraineurs. Conclusion Migraine headache and sleep disturbances are common comorbid conditions among pregnant women.

scholarly journals Determinan Pemilihan Pengobatan Pasien Fraktur di RSUD Raden Mattaher Jambi Tahun 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Sovia Sovia ◽  
Daryono Daryono ◽  
Mashudi Mashudi ◽  
Debi Sintia Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Treatment Costs ◽  
Fracture Treatment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Right ◽  
Selection Of

To determine factors that influence fracture patients on the selection of fracture treatment in Raden Mattaher General Hospital of Jambi. A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 23 to September 25, 2018, using a questionnaire with limb fracture patients as participants. The survey included questions about the selection of fracture treatment, severity fracture, beliefs, culture, side effects, and treatment costs, and was completed by 64 patients. Data analysis used for this study were chi-square test. The factors affecting the selection of fracture treatment were fracture severity (p 0.001; 95% CI 2.13-32.60), beliefs (p 0.003; 95% CI 1.70-20.53), and treatment costs (p 0.009; 95% CI 1.41 – 33.14). Professional personnel, especially nurses, need a persuasive approach and education with appropriate communication and media in fracture patients and families so that they can make the right decisions in fracture treatment.

scholarly journals Assessment and association of various factors affecting pulmonary function of workers of a factory

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1954
Author(s):  
Shreyans D. Singhvi ◽  
Preksha T. Singh ◽  
Rafe M. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Industrial Workers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: Occupational health diseases are becoming vividly active in the present scenario of the generation. Because of the active industrialization of the world, in the last century various industries are growing each and every day in various fields in multiple countries. Textile industries alone are one of the most common industry and a source of occupation for more than 20 million workers in India itself. Therefore, it is very important to ensure proper preventive and medical strategies for the industrial workers.Methods: A cross sectional study of 240 workers in a textile industry, was performed. For the study, a well structural questionnaire and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) examination was used. Several factors were considered for the abnormality of the PEFR and considerable associations were questioned. The statistical analysis is made by chi-square test and p-values.Results: There are positive association found with abnormal PEFR found and multiple factors including age of the workers, duration of exposure and type of exposure.Conclusions: The industrial workers are very prone to develop pulmonary occupational diseases; therefore, it is very important to make preventive measures for its associative factors causing it.

scholarly journals Information about COVID-19 for deaf people: an analysis of Youtube videos in Brazilian sign language

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson Miguel Galindo Neto ◽  
Guilherme Guarino de Moura Sá ◽  
Juliana de Castro Nunes Pereira ◽  
Luciana Uchôa Barbosa ◽  
Lívia Moreira Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sign Language ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correlation Tests ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Brazilian Sign Language ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze YouTube videos with information about COVID-19 in Brazilian sign language. Methods: a cross-sectional study conducted with 402 videos from the YouTube sharing platform. Chi-square, Fisher’s exact, Mann-Whitney and Spearman’s correlation tests were used. Results: the videos mainly covered COVID-19 prevention (20.6%). There was a positive correlation between video length and number of views (p<0.001). The length of more than 20 minutes was associated with narration only in BSL (p=0.37) and in BSL with audio (p<0.001), while videos with less than 20 minutes were associated with simultaneous narration in BSL, audio and subtitles. Those with narration only in BSL had a similar number of views to those narrated with subtitles and/or audio (p=0.998). Conclusion: the videos were mostly short and included COVID-19 prevention. The longer the video, the greater the number of views. Regardless the presentation of narrations, the videos had a similar number of views.

scholarly journals Sleep quality and adherence to medical therapy among hemodialysis patients with depression: a cross-sectional study from a developing country

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S43-S43
Author(s):  
Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi ◽  
Mehwish Kaneez ◽  
Javeria Awan ◽  
Hamza Waqar Bhatti ◽  
Muhammad Hamza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation ◽  
Esrd Patients

AimsDepression is a fairly common finding among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis and is an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality. The psychiatric manifestations of the disease may affect their compliance to medications and alter sleep quality that is often overlooked by nephrologists. This translates into poor quality of life and poorer disease prognosis. Thus, Our study aims to assess the prevalence of depression and its association with compliance to medical therapy and sleep quality among ESRD patients on hemodialysis.MethodIn this cross-sectional study, a total of 288 hemodialysis patients with a confirmed diagnosis of ESRD were evaluated for depression using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale. Only the patients with moderate to severe depressive symptoms on PHQ-9 were further evaluated for sleep quality and compliance to medications using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Drug Attitude Inventory-10 (DAI-10) respectively. The characteristics of ESRD patients with depression were also assessed. Median PHQ-9, DAI-10, and PSQI scores were calculated and the correlation between study variables was assessed using spearman's correlation.ResultOf the 288 included participants, 188 (65.27%) had depression as evaluated via PHQ-9. Of these 188 patients, 114 were males while 74 were females. A total of 113 (60.01%) of the depressed patients had poor compliance with medication while 137 (72.87%) patients had poor sleep quality. Higher PHQ-9 scores were positively correlated with disease duration, dialysis years, and time between diagnosis and therapy (r = 0.41, 0.39, and 0.43 respectively) and negatively with marital and employment status (r = −0.32 and −0.49 respectively). Spearman's correlation matrix showed that PHQ-9 scores were negatively correlated with DAI-10 but positively correlated with PSQI scores.ConclusionThe study indicates a high prevalence of depression among ESRD patients on hemodialysis. Poor sleep quality and non-adherence to medications are extremely common among ESRD patients with depression. These psychiatric components must be considered to optimize medical treatment and improve the quality of life in this subset of patients.

scholarly journals The Evaluation of Sleep Disturbances for Chinese Frontline Medical Workers under the Outbreak of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Qi ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
Bozhi Li ◽  
Jinsha Huang ◽  
Yuan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Athens Insomnia Scale

SummaryBackgroundThe outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in China remains to be a serious challenge for frontline medical workers (fMW). They are under high risk of being infected and high mental stress, which may lead to sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate sleep disturbances of fMW and made a comparison with non-fMW. The medical workers from multiple hospitals in Hubei Province, China, were volunteered to participate. An online questionnaire, including Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), was used to evaluate sleep disturbances and mental status of fMW. Sleep disturbances were defined as PSQI>7 points or/and AIS>6 points. We compared the scores of PSQI, AIS, anxiety and depression VAS, and prevalence of sleep disturbances between fMW and non-fMW. Subgroup analysis for different gender in fMW was conducted.FindingsA total of 1306 subjects (including 801 fMW and 505 non-fMW) were enrolled. Compared to non-fMW, fMW had significantly higher scores of PSQI (p< 0.0001), AIS (p<0.0001), anxiety (p<0.0001) and depression (p=0.0010), and higher prevalence of sleep disturbances with PSQI > 7 points (p<0.0001) and AIS > 6 points (p<0.0001). In subgroup analysis, compared to male fMW, female fMW had significantly higher scores of PSQI (p=0.022) and higher prevalence of sleep disturbances with PSQI > 7 points (p<0.0001).InterpretationfMW had higher prevalence of sleep disturbances and worse sleep quality than non-fMW. Female fMW were more vulnerable to having sleep disturbances than male fMW.FundingNone.

Analysis of Health Knowledge Factors Affecting Interest in Using an Electric Cigarette in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Poppy Putri Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Battery Power ◽  
Chi Square Test

Smoking is the activity of smoking a rolled tobacco wrapped and then burning and exhaling the smoke back out. Nowadays many smokers switch to using e-cigarettes. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a method that uses a medium to provide nicotine that is needed by smokers without burning tobacco. Electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is one of the NRT that uses electricity from battery power to provide nicotine in the form of steam. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors of health knowledge on the interest in using electronic cigarettes in Indonesia. This type of research is quantitative analytic research with cross sectional study approach. The subjects of this study were 6180 Indonesian people taken by using the Google form with consecutive sampling techniques. The study was conducted on 1 October until 13 October 2019. Data analysis was performed with the Chi-Square test and Logistic Regression on SPSS applications. The results of this study indicate that the knowledge of Indonesian people who agree to prefer not to have an interest in the use of electric cigarettes

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