Sleep characteristic | Total sample | Age groups | Gender | Occupational risk factors | |||||||
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18–34 | 35–44 | 45–59 | ≥ 60 | Male | Female | Direct patient contact | Non-direct patient contact | Respiratory clinical setting | Non-respiratory clinical setting | ||
Average nightly sleep duration during the past 4 weeks | |||||||||||
Mean (SD) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.3 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.6) | 6.6 (1.1) | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.2) | 6.5 (1.3) | 6.3 (1.2) | 6.4 (1.2) |
Median (Range) | 6.0 (2.0–14.0) | 6.0 (3.0–12.0) | 6.0 (2.0–10.0) | 6.0 (3.0–14.0) | 7.0** (3.0–9.0) | 7.0 (2.0–9.0) | 6.0* (2.0–14.0) | 6.0 (2.0–14.0) | 7.0* (3.0–12.0) | 6.0 (3.0–9.0) | 6.0 (2.0–14.0) |
Sleep Patterns (% with pattern) | |||||||||||
Poor sleep quality | 67.1 | 74.9 | 67.4 | 65.7 | 54.1*** | 57.1 | 69.7*** | 67.6 | 65.5 | 70.9 | 66.5 |
Difficulty concentrating because of poor sleep | 30.6 | 42.7 | 32.0 | 26.4 | 14.7*** | 21.1 | 33.2*** | 31.1 | 30.3 | 32.1 | 30.4 |
Difficulty falling asleep | 36.0 | 46.5 | 35.2 | 33.3 | 23.8*** | 23.7 | 39.1*** | 35.0 | 35.2 | 39.8 | 35.3 |
Difficulty staying asleep | 50.4 | 51.2 | 49.4 | 52.8 | 43.8* | 39.7 | 53.3*** | 49.9 | 50.3 | 53.0 | 49.9 |