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Open Access | Published: 2018 - Issue 2

Relationship Between Sleep Quality with Job Stress and Quality of Life of Operating Room Technologists Working in University Hospitals Affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2016-17 Download PDF


Sedigheh Hannani, Paiman Rezagholy, Fariba Nasiri Ziba, Nammam Ali Azadi
Abstract

Introduction: Sleep is a restorative process for the psyche and body, and lack of sufficient sleep with good quality causes a variety of physical and mental disorders in people over time. Stress is a personal experience caused by pressure or desire in an individual, which affects their ability to cope with problems, in other words, the individual's inference of their performance is affected by stress. The World Health Organization (WHO) interprets the quality of life in terms of perception and understanding of each individual's position in life, taking into account the cultural conditions and social value system in which they live.

Method: In this descriptive-analytical study, the sample size was 134, which was calculated using the sample size formula and included the operating room technologists working in educational hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences who were willing to participate and the questionnaires were given to them. The questionnaires included the following items: 1) Demographic information such as age, sex, work record, marital status and educational level, 2) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 3) Kahan et al. job stress questionnaire 4) The 26-question quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF).

Results: There was a significant relationship between quality of life and sleep quality. The quality of sleep and life as well as job stress did not have a significant relationship with any of the demographic variables. There was no significant difference in average quality of sleep and occupational stress among single and married people. There was no significant difference in quality of life between single and married people.

Discussion: To identify the variables that have an impact on the quality of sleep, job stress and quality of life and also affect the performance and health of the operating room technologists, the authorities are in a position to improve these three variables by holding workshops to take advantage of coping strategies, stress management and sleep pattern adaptation to improve the quality of life of people.

 

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