Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Department of Neurology, Athens Naval Hospital, 11521 Athens, Greece.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2019 Aug 12;55(8):468. doi: 10.3390/medicina55080468.
: The risk assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in specific occupational populations is important due to its association with morbidity. The aim of the present study was to identify the risk of OSA development and EDS in a Greek nursing staff population. : In this cross-sectional study a total of 444 nurses, 56 males (age = 42.91 ± 5.76 years/BMI = 27.17 ± 4.32) and 388 females (age = 41.41 ± 5.92 years/BMI = 25.08 ± 4.43) working in a Greek secondary and tertiary hospital participated during the period from 18 January 2015 to 10 February 2015. The participants completed the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ), concerning the risk for OSA and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), concerning the EDS. The work and lifestyle habits of the participants were correlated with the results of the questionnaires. : According to the BQ results 20.5% ( = 91) of the nursing staff was at high risk for OSA. Increased daytime sleepiness affected 27.7% ( = 123) of the nurses according to ESS results. Nurses at risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), positive for both BQ and ESS, were 7.66% ( = 34). Out of the nurses that participated 77% ( = 342) were working in shifts status and had significant meal instability (breakfast < 0.0001, lunch < 0.0001, dinner = 0.0008). : The population at high risk for OSA and EDS in the nursing staff was found to be 20% and 28% respectively. High risk for OSAS was detected in 7.66% of the participants. The high risk for OSA and EDS was the same irrespective of working in shift status. In specific, nursing population age was an independent predictor for high risk for OSA and skipping lunch an independent predictor of daytime sleepiness.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）和日间嗜睡（EDS）在特定职业人群中的风险评估很重要，因为它与发病率有关。本研究的目的是确定希腊护理人员人群中 OSA 发展和 EDS 的风险。
在这项横断面研究中，共有 444 名护士参与，其中 56 名男性（年龄=42.91±5.76 岁/BMI=27.17±4.32）和 388 名女性（年龄=41.41±5.92 岁/BMI=25.08±4.43）在希腊一家二级和三级医院工作。参与者在 2015 年 1 月 18 日至 2 月 10 日期间完成了柏林问卷（BQ），以评估 OSA 风险和 Epworth 嗜睡量表（ESS），以评估 EDS。参与者的工作和生活方式习惯与问卷结果相关。
根据 BQ 结果，20.5%（=91）的护理人员患 OSA 的风险较高。根据 ESS 结果，27.7%（=123）的护士日间嗜睡。OSAS 风险较高（BQ 和 ESS 均为阳性）的护士占 7.66%（=34）。在参与的护士中，77%（=342）的人轮班工作，并且饮食不规律（早餐<0.0001，午餐<0.0001，晚餐=0.0008）。
研究发现，护理人员中 OSA 和 EDS 的高危人群分别为 20%和 28%。在 7.66%的参与者中发现 OSAS 风险较高。无论是否轮班工作，OSA 和 EDS 的高风险都是相同的。具体而言，护理人群的年龄是 OSA 高风险的独立预测因素，而不吃午餐是日间嗜睡的独立预测因素。
