Poor Sleep Quality and Sleep Disturbances The study addresses the negative impacts of rotating shift work on nurses'
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention involves implementing a 1-month shift work schedule generated by a metaheuristic algorithm designed to optimize the Nurse Scheduling Problem (NSP), Prioritizes a fast-forward rotation
Experimental Other
Fast-forward shift work rotation using metaheuristic algorithms
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Age more than or equal 20 years 2.Nurses work in 8-hour shift rotations, including morning, evening, and night shift 3.Ability to read, write, and communicate in Thai 4.Willing to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Participants with diagnosed Sleep-related disorders as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), narcolepsy or major psychiatric illness (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder [MDD], Generalized Anxiety Disorder [GAD], or Insomnia) 2.Current on medications with major sleep effects (e.g., sedating antihistamines, benzodiazepines, melatonin, or GABAergic drugs) 3.STOP-BANG score equal or more than 3 4.Engaging in secondary employment or working outside the primary hospital
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep quality Before and after of the intervention The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is subjective measurement of Sleep quality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Melatonin Before and after of the intervention Urine | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactChedsada Saisombut
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Outcome results
None listed