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Associations between the Timing and Nutritional Characteristics of Bedtime Meals and Sleep Quality for Nurses after a Rotating Night Shift: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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  • Jung Hoon Park

    (Neurological Intensive Care Unit, Dong-A University Medical Center, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hyuntae Park

    (Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Seongryu Bae

    (Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Republic of Korea)

  • Jiyeon Kang

    (College of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan 49201, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of the timing and nutritional characteristics of bedtime meals with sleep quality in nurses after rotating night shifts. In total, 128 nurses from a university hospital in South Korea participated in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected on the first night of two or three consecutive routine night shifts. Participants recorded all food eaten before going to bed after work. An accelerometer was used to objectively measure sleep quality, and subjective sleep quality was assessed by self-report using the Korean version of the Verran and Snyder-Halpern Sleep Scale. The associations of timing and nutritional characteristics of bedtime meals with sleep quality after night shifts were analyzed using multivariate linear regression. A short time interval between meals and sleep was associated with longer objectively measured total sleep time (β = −0.37, p = 0.002), and the proportion of protein in meals was associated with better objectively measured sleep efficiency (β = 0.31, p = 0.007). The shorter the time interval, the better the subjective sleep quality (β = −0.23, p = 0.048), and high-calorie meals were positively associated with subjective sleep quality (β = 0.23, p = 0.043). Based on our findings, we encourage nurses to have protein-rich meals after night shifts and reduce the delay between meals and sleep. Although high-calorie meals were shown to have a positive effect on subjective sleep quality, it is necessary to confirm this effect through additional research.

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  • Jung Hoon Park & Hyuntae Park & Seongryu Bae & Jiyeon Kang, 2023. "Associations between the Timing and Nutritional Characteristics of Bedtime Meals and Sleep Quality for Nurses after a Rotating Night Shift: A Cross-Sectional Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-12, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:2:p:1489-:d:1035011
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    1. Michael Savic & Rowan P. Ogeil & Megan J. Sechtig & Peta Lee-Tobin & Nyssa Ferguson & Dan I. Lubman, 2019. "How Do Nurses Cope with Shift Work? A Qualitative Analysis of Open-Ended Responses from a Survey of Nurses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-17, October.
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