Kathy L Nelson, Jean E Davis, Michael Wirth, Saher Karim Choudhary, Karen E Wickersham
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the perceptions of sleep quality, levels of fatigue, and cognitive executive function in women shift workers.
Design: Qualitative, descriptive study of a sample of participants who participated in a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study.
Setting: Online focus groups.
Participants: Women shift workers (N = 14) recruited from the southeastern United States.
Methods: Four focus groups were conducted using the Zoom online videoconferencing platform. Transcripts were coded inductively, and data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach.
Results: Five major themes were developed from the data: Lots of Sleep Lost, Day Sleep Difficulties, Negative Consequences, Missing Out, and Not in My Own Thoughts.
Conclusion: Shift work is associated with sleep loss, which has a negative impact on women's emotional, mental, and physical health. Further nursing science investigation into strategies to enable women to improve their sleep quality, sleep quantity, and social/domestic environment is warranted. Education to increase sleep knowledge and decrease accidents and errors that can result from insufficient sleep is vital.
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Nursing for Women"s Health publishes the most recent and compelling health care information on women"s health, newborn care and professional nursing issues. As a refereed, clinical practice journal, it provides professionals involved in providing optimum nursing care for women and their newborns with health care trends and everyday issues in a concise, practical, and easy-to-read format.
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