Sleep quality association with health status among pharmacy department staffs in Miri General Hospitals

Abstract

Introduction:

Sleeping is a positive attribute leading us to be more productive and live a healthier lifestyle. As sleep is an important modulator of neuroendocrine function and glucose metabolism, more studies are directed to evaluate the relationship between sleep quality and weight gain as well as health. Evidences are rapidly accumulating showing the relationship between poor sleep quality and the increase of risk of obesity and exposure to illnesses. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between sleeping parameters which includes sleep quality and sleep duration of healthcare professionals with body mass index (BMI) and frequency of doctor’s visit.

Method:

A survey conducted on pharmacy staff Miri Hospitral from 8 January 2018 to 12 January 2018. This study utilised the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Assessment (PSQI) for sleeping pattern assessment. Descriptive statistics and Fisher’s Exact test were applied for analysis of data with p <0.05 as significant test using SPSS Statistics Version 21.

Result:

Participants consisting of 61 pharmacy staff in Hospital Miri; Fully Registered Pharmacist (FRP), Provisionally Registered Pharmacist (PRP) and Pharmacist Assistant (PA) involved in this study. Among them, 19.7% (12) were males and 80.3% (49) were females which 25% of the participants experiencing good sleep quality, whereas 45.9% reporting poor sleep quality and 13.1% claiming bad sleep quality.

Conclusion:

Relationships between sleep quality with BMI and frequency of visit to doctor for the past half year were not significantly proven. PRP shown to have the most good sleep quality, FRP had the mode of poor sleep quality and PPF had the highest in bad sleep quality.