Table 4: Pittsburgh sleep quality index scores in nurses with fixed and rotating work shifts.

PSQI item Global score
Mean (SD)
Shift work *P-value
Fixed Rotating
Item 1: Subjective sleep quality 1.30 (0.63) 0.99(0.53) 1.43 (0.62) 0.001
Item 2: Sleep latency 1.29 (0.68) 1.10 (0.59) 1.37 (0.71) 0.06
Item 3: Sleep duration 0.86(0.80) 0.65 (0.23) 0.94 (0.86) 0.19
Item 4: Habitual sleep efficiency 0.80 (0.57) 0.65 (0.23) 0.86(0.66) 0.08
Item 5: Sleep disturbances 1.17(0.48) 0.94 (0.44) 1.28 (0.47) 0.001
Item 6: Use of sleeping medication 0.46 (0.31) 0.45 (0.23) 0.47 (0.34) 0.91
Item 7: Daytime dysfunction 0.98(0.71) 0.77(0.57) 1.07 (0.74) 0.04
Global score (sum of items) 6.88(2.18) 5.62 (1.56) 7.44 (2.18) 0.001

*Mann–Whitney U-test