Sleep quality and coping styles among nurses working in tertiary cancer institutions: a mixed-method study

Area of Science:

• Nursing Research
• Occupational Health
• Sleep Medicine

Background:

• Nursing is a demanding profession impacting sleep quality, work productivity, and job satisfaction.
• Effective coping strategies are crucial for managing daily stress and enhancing sleep among nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the sleep quality of nurses.
• To identify coping styles utilized by nurses in response to workplace stressors.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional study involving 125 nurses from cancer hospital wards and ICUs.
• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for sleep quality assessment.
• Brief COPE for coping style evaluation and Likert scale for stress assessment.

Main Results:

• 59.2% of nurses reported poor sleep quality.
• Problem-focused coping (70.4%) was more prevalent than emotion-focused (21.6%) or avoidant coping (8%).
• Poor sleep quality correlated significantly with problem-focused coping (r=0.27), emotion-focused coping (r=0.25), and stress (r=0.42).

Conclusions:

• A significant proportion of nurses suffer from poor sleep quality, primarily due to work-related stress.
• Workplace stressors identified include management issues, workload, and work-life balance.
• Organizational support is essential to enhance nurses' psychological well-being and sleep quality.