Study on the influence and intervention strategy of nursing staff rushing to plateau on sleep quality

Abstract

Objective To understand the changing characteristics of sleep quality of acute plateau nursing staff during the period of assistance to Tibet, formulate comprehensive intervention measures, improve the support ability of nursing staff, and provide the basis for effectively completing the work of plateau assistance to Tibet. Methods From November to December 2017, 12 nurses who participated in the assistance work for Tibet in Lhasa region with an altitude of 3,650 m were selected as the emergency group, and 12 nurses from a hospital in Tibet were selected as the plateau group. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) was used to investigate the sleep quality of the acute group before and after Tibet entry and the plateau group respectively. A sleep quality survey scale was designed to investigate the sleep quality of nursing staff in the emergency group and the plateau group at 5 different shifts on the same night after admission to Tibet. Results The scores of total sleep score, sleep quality, sleep time, sleep time, sleep efficiency and daytime dysfunction in the acute group were 3.77±1.79, 0.89±0.47, 0.78±0.36, 0.76±0.41, 0.19±0.05, 0.54±0.07, and 5.37±1.23, 1.57±0.36, 1.53±0.43, 1.21±0.38, 0.72±0.10, 0.99±0.91 respectively. The differences before and after Tibet were statistically significant (t=2.327-4.399, P <0.05).The scores of sleep time, sleep time, sleep efficiency and sleep disorder in the acute group were 1.53±0.43, 1.21±0.38, 0.72±0.19, 1.16±0.21, and 1.04±0.21, 0.86±0.32, 0.39±0.31 and 0.76±0.33 respectively. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant (t=2.441-3.547, P<0.05 or 0.01).Radical groups after Tibet plateau and nursing staff sleep quality scale scores compare, radical group day shift, middle shift, night after night under three different shifts the total score of sleep quality, respectively 11.76±0.12, 11.98±0.23, 12.43±0.52, higher than that of plateau group 11.18±0.04 11.23±0.57, 11.98±0.54, the difference between two groups was statistically significant (t=15.554, 4.227, 2.07, P<0.01 or 0.05). The sleep quality score (11.38±0.36) in the night of the rest class was lower than that of the plateau group (11.92±0.38), and the difference was statistically significant (t=-3.574, P=0.002). The score of sleep quality and sleep delay of the acute group were 1.87±0.57, 1.93±0.61, and 1.39±0.39, 1.25±0.42 respectively. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=2.408, 3.181, P< 0.05 or 0.01). Conclusions It is a common sleep problem for medical and nursing personnel in Tibet who rush into the plateau. Comprehensive intervention measures should be taken in advance, scientific popularization, education and health technical guidance should be carried out in the early stage, mental health conditions should be improved, and drug prevention should be taken when necessary to help medical and nursing personnel in Tibet sleep quality. Key words: Into the plateau; Nursing staff; Quality of sleep; Intervention strategy