Factors associated with insomnia in health professionals of a public hospital in Trujillo, Peru
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2020.v20n4.04Keywords:
Insomnia, Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders, Health personnelAbstract
Objective: To identify the factors associated with insomnia in health professionals of a public hospital in Trujillo, Peru. Materials and methods: The Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) was administered to 220 health professionals. The chi-square test and Student's t-test were used. In addition, the multivariate analysis was performed to identify the variables associated with insomnia. Results: It was demonstrated that there is less risk of insomnia in professionals under 38 years of age (OR 0.77; 95 % CI 0.68 – 0.87; p < 0.05). There is more risk of insomnia in cases of work overload (OR 4; 95 % CI 1.22 – 9.73; p < 0.05),night shifts (OR 3.12; 95 % CI 1.01 – 9.73; p < 0.05), job tenure of more than 7 years in the hospital (OR 1.50; 95 % CI 1.22 – 1.85; p < 0.001) and low back pain (OR 11.28; 95 % CI 3.61 – 35.28; p < 0.05), the latter being the variable with the highest association value. Conclusions: Our study suggests that health professionals older than 38 years of age, with low back pain, under work overload, who work night shifts and with a job tenure of more than 7 years in the hospital are more at risk of suffering insomnia.
Downloads
References
Tsai K, Lee T-Y, Chung M-H. Insomnia in female nurses: a nationwide retrospective study. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2017; 23(1): 127-32.
Thun E, Bjorvatn B, Akerstedt T, Moen BE, Waage S, Molde H, et al. Trajectories of sleepiness and insomnia symptoms in Norwegian nurses with and without night work and rotational work. Chronobiol Int. 2016; 33(5): 480-9.
Vela-Bueno A, Iceta M, Fernández C. Prevalencia de los trastornos del sueño en la ciudad de Madrid. Gac San. 1999; 13(6): 441-8.
Sarrais F, De Castro Manglano P. El insomnio. Anales Sis San Navarra. 2007; 30(Supl. 1): 121-34.
Amelot A, Cretolle C, de Saint Denis T, Sarnacki S, Catala M, Zerah M. Spinal dysraphism as a new entity in V.A.C.TE.R.L syndrome, resulting in a novel acronym V.A.C.TE.R.L.S. Eur J Pediatr. 2020; 179(7): 1121-9.
Barrientes KM, Arango SG, Bertel FC, Marriaga A, Arias AC. Prevalencia de insomnio y sonmnolencia en estudiantes de medicina pertenecientes a una institución educativa de Medellín. Arch Med (Col). 2014; 14(1): 92-9.
Shen S-H, Yen M, Yang S-L, Lee C-Y. Insomnia, anxiety, and heart rate variability among nurses working different shift systems in Taiwan. Nurs Health Sci. 2016; 18(2): 223-9.
Oyane NMF, Pallesen S, Moen BE, Akerstedt T, Bjorvatn B. Associations between night work and anxiety, depression, insomnia, sleepiness and fatigue in a sample of Norwegian nurses. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8): e70228.
García Gascón Á, Querts Méndez O, Hierrezuelo Izquierdo EJ, Quesada Vidal S. Algunos aspectos psicosociales del insomnio en estudiantes de primer año de medicina. MEDISAN. 2015; 19(1): 56-60.
Torrens I, Ortuño M, Guerra JI, Esteva M, Lorente P. Actitudes ante el insomnio de los médicos de AP de Mallorca. Atención Primaria. 2016; 48(6): 374-82.
Bonet-Porqueras R, Moliné-Pallarés AA, Olona-Cabases M, Gil-Mateu E, Bonet-Notario P, Les-Morell E, et al. Turno nocturno: un factor de riesgo en la salud y calidad de vida del personal de enfermería. Enferm Clin. 2009; 19(2): 76-82.
Geiger-Brown J, Rogers VE, Trinkoff AM, Kane RL, Bausell RB, Scharf SM. Sleep, sleepiness, fatigue, and performance of 12-hour-shift nurses. Chronobiol Int. 2012; 29(2): 211-9.
Rueda Sánchez M, Díaz Martínez LA, Osuna Suarez E. Definición, prevalencia y factores de riesgo de insomnio en la población general. Rev Fac Med. 2008; 56(3): 222-34.
Flo E, Pallesen S, Mageroy N, Moen BE, Gronli J, Nordhus IH, et al. Shift work disorder in nurses-assessment, prevalence and related health problems. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4): e33981.
Barrenechea Loo MB, Gomez Zeballos C, Huaira Peña AJ, Pregúntegui Loayza I, Aguirre Gonzales M, de Castro Mujica RJ. Calidad de sueño y excesiva somnolencia diurna en estudiantes del tercer y cuarto año de Medicina. CIMEL. 2010; 15(2).
Bjorvatn B, Pallesen S, Moen BE, Waage S, Kristoffersen ES. Migraine, tension-type headache and medication-overuse headache in a large population of shift working nurses: a cross-sectional study in Norway. BMJ Open. 2018; 8(11): e022403.
Rodríguez-Muñoz A, Moreno-Jiménez B, Fernández-Mendoza JJ, Olavarrieta-Bernardino S, De la Cruz-Troca JJ, Vela-Bueno A. Insomnio y calidad del sueño en médicos de atención primaria: una perspectiva de género. Rev Neurol. 2008; 47(3): 119-223.
Furihata R, Saitoh K, Otsuki R, Murata S, Suzuki M, Jike M, et al. Association between reduced serum BDNF levels and insomnia with short sleep duration among female hospital nurses. Sleep Med. 2020; 68: 167-72.
Fernandes-Portela L, Kroning Luna C, Rotenberg L, Silva-Costa A, Toivanen S, Araújo T, et al. Job strain and self-reported insomnia symptoms among nurses: what about the influence of emotional demands and social support?. BioMed Res Int. 2015; 2015(1): 1-9.
Huang CL, Wu MP, Ho CH, Wang JJ. Risks of treated anxiety, depression, and insomnia among nurses: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study. PLoS ONE. 2018; 13(9): e0204224.
Chang Y, Lam C, Chung M-H. Influence of new hire transition workload on insomnia in nurses. Int J Nurs Pract. 2018; 24(5): e12666.
Ohayon MM. Epidemiology of insomnia: what we know and what we still need to learn. Sleep Med Rev. 2002; 6(2): 97-111.
Avidan AY, Neubauer DN. Chronic insomnia disorder. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2017; 23(4): 1064-92.
Virtanen M, Singh-Manoux A, Ferrie JE, Gimeno D, Marmot MG, Elovainio M, et al. Long working hours and cognitive function: the Whitehall II Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2009; 169(5): 596-605.
Díaz Cabezas R, Ruano Restrepo MI, Chacón Cardona A. Estudio de trastornos de sueño en Caldas, Colombia (SUECA). Acta Med Colomb. 2009; 34(2): 66-72.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2020 Horizonte Médico (Lima)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Horizonte Médico (Lima) (Horiz. Med.) journal’s research outputs are published free of charge and are freely available to download under the open access model, aimed at disseminating works and experiences developed in biomedical and public health areas, both nationally and internationally, and promoting research in the different fields of human medicine. All manuscripts accepted and published in the journal are distributed free of charge under the terms of a Creative Commons license – Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
