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Sleep medication and melatonin use among Norwegian nurses - A cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence and factors associated with the poor quality of sleep among Indian nurses.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Sleep Habits and Disturbances in Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Survey in French Public Hospitals.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Sleep duration and quality of Brazilian nursing staff who work in shifts.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
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- Sleep medication and melatonin use among Norwegian nurses - A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimTo estimate the prevalence of sleep medication and melatonin use among nurses and to assess if factors related to work, sleep or mental health, were associated with such use.
designA cross-sectional study.
methodsA questionnaire survey including 2,798 Norwegian nurses. Associations were estimated using a modified Poisson regression model.
resultsIn total, 7.5%, 4.6% and 2.0% of the nurses included in the present study reported prescribed sleep medication, over-the-counter sleep medication or melatonin use in the last year, respectively. Short sleep duration, sleep problems and psychological conditions were strongly associated with both prescribed and over-the-counter sleep medication use. Nurses who worked more than 60 night shifts in the last year were at increased risk of sleep medication use.
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