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KMID : 0378019880310050125
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New Medical Journal
1988 Volume.31 No. 5 p.125 ~ p.134
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Onset on insomnia of nurses centering the role of life-stress events
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Abstract
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This study was designed to determine whether the onset of insomnia is correlated with stressful life events for the comprehensive care of insomniacs. So,. we surveyed differences between insomniacs : d normal good sleepers in terms of demographic data, current and past sleep variables, and the amo . of stress related to each life event. Data were gathered from 311 nurses of 4 university hospitals in se.ul, from July 1 to September 30, 1987.
1. Among 311 nurses, 123 (39.5%) revealed to have suffered from insomnia in the past.
2. Among all nurses, 97 (31.2%) revealed to suffer from insomnia; DFA (Difficulty in falling asleep, 43.7%) revealed to be the most common type of insomnia, followed by TI (Total insomnia, 20.6%) and I SA (Difficulty in staying asleep, 19.6%). And, among insomniacs, 18 (18.6%) revealed to have two or ore types of insomnia.
3. Poor sleep persons reported significantly the difficulty in falling asleep, compared 57.92 ± 29.03 minutes with 18.44±10.46 minutes for good sleep persons (p=.0001). They also reported a great number of awakening during the night; 2.08 ± 1.58 VS. 1.10±0.97 (p=.0001). In addition, insomniacs repo1 ed the shortage of total sleep, compared an average of 6.85 ± 1.48 hours per night with 7.25 ± 0.97 hours for good sleep persons (p=.0172).
4. The degree of life events experiences and stress related to life events between good sleep persons = d poor sleep persons don´t have significant differences in total events and among all factors, only one factor; love affairs have a significant difference between groups (P=.0079, P=.0219).
5. In the year their insomnia began, poor sleep persons who had had insomnia in the past experie ed a great number of stressful life events and the high degree of stress related to life events compared with previous or subsequent years.
6. In the year their insomnia began, insomniacs experienced a great number of stressful-life events had the high degree of stress related to life events compared with previous or subsequent years.
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