SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSES WORKING AT CRITICAL CARE UNITS IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MULTAN, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Background: In today's societies, sleep deprivation is a serious public health concern.

Objective: The current study intends to evaluate the degree of sleep deprivation experienced by nurses working in critical care units and identify the effects of sleep deprivation,

Materials and Methods: In this study, a descriptive design has been used. From October 20, 2023, until March 20, 2024, it was conducted at the critical care units of Children Hospital located in the city of Multan. For the night shift, a non-probability sampling strategy using purposeful samples of the 163 nurses working in critical care units has been chosen. The degree of sleep deprivation was measured using the expert committee's modified sleep deprivation scale, and the general health condition was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), which has 28 items and covers the physical, social, depressive, and anxious domains.

Results: The findings also showed that, except the depressive domain, which was evaluated well, the majority of the domains (physical, social, and anxiety) had intermediate assessments. The general state of health and sleep deprivation are significantly correlated.

Conclusion: Based on the data, it was determined that most nurses had a moderate degree of sleep deprivation and a moderate level of overall health status.