Sleep quality and its predictors among waiters in upscale restaurants: A descriptive study in the Accra Metropolis

Farrukh Ishaque Saah and Hubert Amu

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Introduction: Poor mental and sleep health negatively affects work performance, turnover intention, and information retention. We examined the impact of waiting job in upscale restaurants on the sleep health of waiters. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive study which collected cross-sectional data from waiters of upscale restaurants, using PSQI and DASS-21 questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics comprising mean, frequency, percentage, chi-square, and logistic regression were adopted in presenting the results. Results: Sleep quality was poor among 74% of the waiters. The predictors of sleep quality were sex (p = 0.002), role at restaurant (p = 0.004), non-prescription drug use (p

Date: 2020
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