Tiredness Takes Its Toll: An Integrative Review on Sleep and Occupational Outcomes for Long-Term Care Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Hittle BM ; Keller E ; Smith CR
• Description:
  Poor sleep quality and duration among health care professionals have negative impacts on worker safety, work readiness, and well-being. However, the consequences of impaired sleep among long-term care (LTC) workers remain understudied. The current integrative review sought to explore associations between sleep and occupational outcomes in LTC workers. Multiple database searches yielded 1,543 articles; nine articles met inclusion criteria. Results synthesized from included articles revealed sleep-associated occupational outcomes across three themes, Burnout/Fatigue, Mental and Physical Health, and Well-Being, which may affect performance measures and predict injuries/errors. Exploring outcomes of poor sleep quality and duration among LTC workers has highlighted the needs of this population and may inform future intervention development. LTC organizations should consider implementing strategies to better support the sleep quality of their workforce. In addition, further research is needed to explore how impaired sleep contributes to negative worker outcomes and patient care quality. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Fatigue Health Personnel Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sleep
• Keywords:
  Gerontology Health Care Workers Mental Health Nurses Worker Health Worker Safety
• ISSN:
  0098-9134
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  27-33
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067767
• Citation:
  J Gerontol Nurs 2023 Jan; 49(1):27-33
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth Keller, BSN, RN, University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, 223 Procter Hall, 3110 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038
• Email:
  kellere4@mail.uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ead23164488df1af67c6b180ec95e9f763782ca1db94fa80e4a8d590ab4226617c96406fdcd0506bd811a520d1a86708d91874b8ec3012a9b941cc0b3034b5e5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230027/cdc_230027_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 296.10 KB ]