Subjective sleep characteristics of night shift workers
| dc.contributor.advisor | Verran, Joyce A. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Day, Nancy Ann, 1953- | |
| dc.creator | Day, Nancy Ann, 1953- | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-16T09:20:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-16T09:20:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291336 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A descriptive design was used to study the subjective sleep characteristics of permanent night shift workers, examine the validity and reliability of the Visual Analog Sleep (VAS) Scales, and to compare the scores to a previously tested non night shift working sample. The VAS Scales, which employ a visual analog format to measure subjective perceptions of sleeps were reworded slightly to apply to this population, giving rise to the VAS/NS (Night Shift) Scales. A sample of 40 night shift workers completed the VAS/NS Scales on two separate days. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to evaluate this data. The VAS/NS Scales evidence good internal reliability. The factors remained essentially the same with some changes for this sample. The subjective experience of sleep was significantly different from the non night shift working sample for five of the 13 characteristics tested. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health Sciences, Nursing. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sociology, Public and Social Welfare. | en_US |
| dc.title | Subjective sleep characteristics of night shift workers | en_US |
| dc.type | text | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Arizona | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| dc.identifier.proquest | 1341268 | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Graduate College | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Nursing | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.bibrecord | .b26341438 | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-05-29T15:55:07Z | |
| html.description.abstract | A descriptive design was used to study the subjective sleep characteristics of permanent night shift workers, examine the validity and reliability of the Visual Analog Sleep (VAS) Scales, and to compare the scores to a previously tested non night shift working sample. The VAS Scales, which employ a visual analog format to measure subjective perceptions of sleeps were reworded slightly to apply to this population, giving rise to the VAS/NS (Night Shift) Scales. A sample of 40 night shift workers completed the VAS/NS Scales on two separate days. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to evaluate this data. The VAS/NS Scales evidence good internal reliability. The factors remained essentially the same with some changes for this sample. The subjective experience of sleep was significantly different from the non night shift working sample for five of the 13 characteristics tested. |
