A 12-week TRX training program performed twice a week demonstrated positive effects in improving overall sleep quality, enhancing subjective sleep quality, and alleviating daytime dysfunction among nursing staff.
Key Findings
Results
TRX training demonstrated positive effects on overall sleep quality in nursing staff over a 12-week intervention period.
A quasi-experimental design was employed with 65 nursing staff participants total.
The experimental group consisted of 33 participants; the control group consisted of 32 participants who received no intervention.
Sleep quality was assessed using the Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at baseline, week 6, and week 12.
Generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
Results
The TRX intervention improved subjective sleep quality among nursing staff.
Subjective sleep quality was one of the PSQI components assessed at baseline, week 6, and week 12.
The experimental group participated in 90-minute TRX sessions twice a week for 12 weeks.
Improvement in subjective sleep quality was identified as a positive effect of the TRX training program.
Results
The TRX training program alleviated daytime dysfunction in nursing staff participants.
Daytime dysfunction is a subscale of the PSQI and was measured at baseline, week 6, and week 12.
The experimental group (n = 33) showed improvement in daytime dysfunction compared to the control group (n = 32).
Daytime dysfunction alleviation was identified alongside overall sleep quality and subjective sleep quality as positive outcomes of the intervention.
Background
Sleep quality of nursing staff is identified as a critical issue due to the impact of unique work patterns on public health and job performance.
Research on the efficacy of exercise interventions for improving sleep quality in nurses was described as inadequate prior to this study.
The study was designed specifically to address this gap by exploring effects of a TRX training program on nursing staff sleep quality.
The authors recommend that hospital management consider incorporating similar exercise programs into comprehensive health promotion strategies.
Yang L, Chueh K, Lee B, Ho C, Hsu P. (2026). Effectiveness of Total Body Resistance Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality Among Nursing Staff.. The journal of nursing research : JNR. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000739