A Study of Perceived Stress, Social Jetlag and Sleep Quality of Medical Laboratory Scientists

• Main Authors: TSAI,MENG-FANG, 蔡孟芳
• Other Authors: SUI,AN-LI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/699etm

碩士 === 嘉南藥理大學 === 醫務管理系 === 104 === This study was aimed to characterize stress, social jetlag and sleep quality of the medical laboratory scientists, and examine the relationship among perceived stress level, social jetlag (SJ) and sleep quality. Our study was quantitative research. Sleep quality was assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and its relation to social jetlag, assessed with the Münich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ), and stress, assessed with psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), was investigated. The medical laboratory scientists of Academic Medical Center, Metropol-itan Hospitals, Local Community Hospitals, Physician Clinics and Laboratory in northern, central and southern Taiwan attended the survey. There were 500 anonymous questionnaires for practicing medical laboratory scientists, and the valid ones were 408. The effective response rate was 81.6%. T-test, one-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression were used for data anal-ysis. Our results showed female or person with college degree had higher stress level. The predicted factors for stress were gender and BMI. 3.1% scientists showed significant SJ. Seniority was related to SJ. The global PSQI score of enrolled participants was 5.85. 60.8% were poor sleepers. Age (OR=1.037, 95% CI=1.005~1.069), time for falling asleep on weekday (OR=1.088, 95% CI=1.062~1.115) and perceived stress score (OR=1.126, 95% CI=1.054~1.202) were associated with poor sleep quality. In conclusion, medical laboratory scientists had poor sleep quality, but their SJ were insignificant. Female scientists showed higher stress level. Sleep quality is associated with gender, stress level and time for falling asleep on weekday. We would like to provide our result to the hospital supervisor for valuing and understanding the stress, social jetlag and sleep quality of medical laboratory scientists, and wish to enhance their work performance and life quality.