Investigation on the sleep quality and mental health status of psychiatric nurses

Abstract

Objective To assess sleep quality and mental health status of psychiatric department nurses, so that we can make measures to improve sleep quality, promote physical and mental health. Methods A total of 165 psychiatric department nurses and 145 general hospital nurses were investigated by adopting PSQI scale, SCL-90 and general self-designed questionnaire. We sent out 318 questionnaires and took back 310, the recovery rate is 97.48%. Results 86 of the 165 (52. 12%) psychiatric department nurses showed problems in sleep; while only 40 of the 145 (27.58%) general hospital nurses had problems in sleep. The average score in PSQI scale of psychiatric department nurses was higher than general hospital nurses, the difference was statistically significant;the PQSI total scores and SCL-90 each factor score had a positive correlation. Conclusions The sleep quality of psychiatric department nurses is very poor, somatization problems are very serious, sleep quality is closely related to mental health. Key words: Psychiatric department nurses; General hospital nurses; Sleep quality; Mental health