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. 2022 Jan;9(1):339-348.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1067. Epub 2021 Sep 26.

Evaluation of sleep quality among nursing faculty: Application of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-A descriptive correlational study

Sonya D Cox  1 , Julia S Benoit  2 , Cheryl L Brohard  1 , Teresa M McIntyre  3
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Evaluation of sleep quality among nursing faculty: Application of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-A descriptive correlational study

Sonya D Cox et al. Nurs Open. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the overall sleep quality, sleep patterns and severity of sleep difficulties among nursing faculty using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

Design: Cross-sectional descriptive and correlational study.

Methods: A survey of faculty recruited from Texas Board of Nursing approved colleges/schools was used. A purposive, convenience sample of 105 faculty completed the PSQI, a reliable and valid instrument, in an online setting. Data was collected from January 2019 through April 2019.

Results: Nursing faculty reported sleep difficulty across all components, with more problems in sleep latency, sleep disturbances and subjective sleep quality. Overall, 70.5% of participants were reportedly "poor" sleepers, a salient finding. Faculty experienced poor sleep quality across all academic ranks and age groups. Sleep latency and subjective sleep quality were components that presented higher in severity for the youngest faculty.

Keywords: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; evidence-based practice; lifestyle; nurses; nursing; nursing faculty; sleep; sleep quality; wellness.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Relative Frequency of Component Responses for each Sleep Domain among Nursing Faculty (N = 105). Note. Figure 1 displays the proportion of response categories (0–3) for each sleep domain, with ‘0’ representing no sleep problems and ‘3’ indicating highly problematic in that domain. Across each domain (y axis), the stacked bars represent each response added up to 100%, and the width of each colour/bar represents the proportion of responses
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Severity of Sleep Difficulties among Nursing Faculty by Age (N = 105). Note. Global PSQI score is displayed nominally into sleep severity groups: Good sleeper ‐ global PSQI ≤ 5; Poor sleeper ‐ global PSQI > 5. Bar graphs represent the distribution of severity of sleep difficulties across age groups as well as among all nursing faculty
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