The Effect of Sleep Quality on Burnout Syndrome among Practical and Registered Nurses at Siriraj Hospital
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Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of occupational burnout and poor sleep quality, and to examine the association between these two factors among practical nurses and registered nurses working at Siriraj Hospital.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 170 practical nurses and registered nurses at Siriraj Hospital. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Thai version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Thai-PSQI), and the Thai version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (Thai-CBI). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, and binary logistic regression analysis.
Results: Poor sleep quality was found in 74.7% of participants, and occupational burnout was found in 34.7% or 59 of 170 participants. Among those with occupational burnout, 86.4% had poor sleep quality, compared with 13.6% who had good sleep quality. Sleep quality was significantly associated with occupational burnout (p = 0.010). Univariable logistic regression analysis showed that participants with poor sleep quality had 2.94 times higher odds of occupational burnout than those with good sleep quality (OR = 2.94, 95% CI 1.26 – 6.84, p = 0.013). In the multivariable model, factors associated with occupational burnout included poorer subjective sleep quality, greater sleep disturbance, shorter actual sleep duration, psychiatric comorbidity, and divorced or widowed marital status.
Conclusion: Sleep quality, particularly subjective sleep quality, sleep disturbance, and actual sleep duration, was associated with occupational burnout among practical nurses and registered nurses at Siriraj Hospital. These findings highlight the importance of promoting sleep quality and designing work systems that support adequate recovery among nursing personnel.
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