Table 2 Symptoms potentially related to mental health issues experienced sometimes or often in last 12Â months; whether help sought
From: The mental health of nurses in acute teaching hospital settings: a cross-sectional survey
| Â | Sometimes | Often | Sought help | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Headaches | 101 | 26.5 | 38 | 10.0 | 29 | 7.6 |
Severe tiredness | 100 | 26.2 | 39 | 10.2 | 22 | 5.8 |
Indigestion/heartburn | 50 | 13.1 | 15 | 3.9 | 22 | 5.8 |
Anxiety | 45 | 11.8 | 12 | 3.1 | 22 | 5.8 |
Night sweats | 27 | 7.1 | 19 | 5.0 | 13 | 3.4 |
Depression | 29 | 7.6 | 12 | 3.1 | 24 | 6.3 |
Palpitations | 31 | 8.1 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
Sleep problems (current) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Waking in the early hours | 212 | 55.6 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sleeping badly at night | 128 | 33.6 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Taking a long time to get to sleep | 116 | 30.4 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Worrying keeping you awake at night | 102 | 26.8 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lying awake most of the night | 70 | 18.4 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Sleep problems score ≥ 1 (0-5) | 268 | 70.3 |  |  |  |  |
Eating disorders score ≥ 2 (0-5) | 80 | 20.9 |  |  |  |  |