The Impact of Sleep Quality on the Occupational Fatigue Outcome among Healthcare Shift Workers in Critical Care Setting

Authors

  • Teo Chiang Hoon
  • Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamaruzaman
  • Sarimah binti Abdullah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v13i.1802

Keywords:

emergency department, healthcare workers, shift work, fatigue, sleep quality

Abstract

Introduction

Occupation-related fatigue and sleep loss are common among shift workers in the emergency department (ED), who deliver round-the-clock critical care service to patients. These factors affect their performance and impose an unnecessary hazard to patients, while also endangering themselves.

 

Author Biographies

Teo Chiang Hoon

Emergency and Trauma, Biostatistic,
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang, Malaysia.

Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamaruzaman

Emergency and Trauma, Biostatistic,
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang, Malaysia.

Sarimah binti Abdullah

Emergency and Trauma, Biostatistic,
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia,
Penang, Malaysia.
 

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Published

2019-03-28

How to Cite

Chiang Hoon, T., Tuan Kamaruzaman, T. H., & Abdullah, S. binti. (2019). The Impact of Sleep Quality on the Occupational Fatigue Outcome among Healthcare Shift Workers in Critical Care Setting. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 13, 23. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v13i.1802
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