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Monday, March 19, 2012: 15:15
Isla Mujeres 1 (Cancun Center)
Introduction
In recent years, sleep disorders, specially insomnia, are considered a public health problem, without doub this reduce the quality of life in the population. Insomnia also reduce the efectiveness at the workplace, this can also reduce the quality of service and efficacy of the treatment when this disorder affect workers from health services. Some studies suggest that stress can be considered as a essential predictor of sleep disorders. In order to know how to prevent the stress and insomnia it is necesary to know what is related to the development of stress at the workplace like positive or negative psychosocial factors.The aim of this study was to develop and test a path model of the relationship between psychosocial factors, Burnout and insomnia. The psychosocial factors considered for study were Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Lack of Recourses, Interpersonal Conflicts and Overcommitment. Insomnia was the final dependent variable in the model.
In recent years, sleep disorders, specially insomnia, are considered a public health problem, without doub this reduce the quality of life in the population. Insomnia also reduce the efectiveness at the workplace, this can also reduce the quality of service and efficacy of the treatment when this disorder affect workers from health services. Some studies suggest that stress can be considered as a essential predictor of sleep disorders. In order to know how to prevent the stress and insomnia it is necesary to know what is related to the development of stress at the workplace like positive or negative psychosocial factors.The aim of this study was to develop and test a path model of the relationship between psychosocial factors, Burnout and insomnia. The psychosocial factors considered for study were Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Lack of Recourses, Interpersonal Conflicts and Overcommitment. Insomnia was the final dependent variable in the model.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out in 106 medicine students of a Public Hospital in Mexico.
Results
The overall fit of the model was adequate (X2=23.31, df=29, p=.762, GFI=.959, AGF=.922, NFI=.892, TLI=1.05, CFI=1, RFI=.832, RMSEA=.000).
Discussion
Although health service professionals have been considered one of the most vulnerable groups, this study found only a 2.44% prevalence of Burnout. Burnout wasn´t confirmed as a mediator variable between Psychosocial Factors and insomnia. Overcommitment was the best predictor for insomnia in the model.