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Perceptions of Sleep Quality, Fatigue, and Cognition Among Women Shift Workers
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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