Shift Work among Nurses in Public Hospitals in the Congo: Consequences on Sleep

The negative effects of shift work on sleep are well documented. requirement for permanent hospital care requires nurses to adopt this organization. objective study was assess these the in Congolese public hospitals. This a multi-centre, cross-sectional descriptive conducted from January November 2021 with nine Data were collected using Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. included 700 22.54% participation rate. Female staff (83.6%) those aged 30 50 (76.1%) predominant, 64.9% being 35.1% caregivers. "2X12" schedule predominant (66.6%), 73.9% had continuous pace, 94.6% rapid turnover. Daytime sleepiness, drowsiness poor quality observed 33.6%, 4.9% 42% nurses, respectively. Significant associations found between disorders one hand age, number dependent children, hours, pace other. health impacts work, including our hospitals, real require prevention, which will result better services patients.