Sleep quality and the need for recovery among nurses working irregular shifts: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Shift work affects the mental and physical health of nurses, yet the effect of working irregular shifts on sleep and its association with the need for recovery is under-explored.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the sleep quality of nurses working irregular shifts, including night shifts, and to determine whether sleep quality is associated with the need for recovery.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 405 nurses working irregular shifts.

Strategies that nurses working irregular night shifts use to improve sleep quality: A qualitative study among good and poor sleepers.

Aims: To assess the sleep strategies that nurses working irregular night shifts use to improve their sleep quality, and to compare the strategies of good and poor sleepers to determine whether the differences between the two groups could provide insights into possible effective strategies.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study.

Methods: The study was conducted from September 2019 to January 2020.

Sleep Health Promotion Interventions and Their Effectiveness: An Umbrella Review.

Sleep is receiving increasing attention in public health. The aim of this umbrella review is to determine what non-pharmacological sleep health interventions have been evaluated among healthy populations, by examining target groups, settings, and effectiveness in improving sleep quality and duration. Comprehensive searches were conducted in five electronic databases (January 1975-February 2019), yielding 6505 records.