Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the effects of aroma massage to sleep quality of the nurses and staff during night shift.
Detailed description
Night shift increases physical and psychological pressure, and even affects their sleep quality. This study aims to evaluate the effects of aroma massage to sleep quality of the nurses during night shift after life-style modification and/or aroma massage. The investigators adopt a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in this study. The investigators expect aroma massage would improve the sleep quality during night shift.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALmassage
massage
Sponsors
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Shift-Work Nurses and Staff
Exclusion criteria
* Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and psychological disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| brain-derived neurotrophic factor | 4 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression score ( Zung's Self-Reported Depression Scale) | 4 weeks | Psychological questionnaire- Zung's Self-Reported Depression Scale |
| Anxiety score (Beck Anxiety Inventory) | 4 weeks | Psychological questionnaire- Beck Anxiety Inventory |
| Heart rate variability | 4 weeks | Cardiopulmonary functions |
| Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) | 4 weeks | Psychological questionnaire |
| VCAM-1 | 4 weeks | Cardiovascular risk and Inflammatory markers |
| Irisin | 4 weeks | Cardiovascular risk and Inflammatory markers |
| circadian rhythm | 4 weeks | orexin |
| Metabolic syndrome (NCEP) | 4 weeks | Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed