Title: Influences of shift work on fatigue among nurses
Abstract: Journal of Nursing ManagementVolume 19, Issue 3 p. 339-345 Influences of shift work on fatigue among nurses SU CHUAN YUAN PhD, SU CHUAN YUAN PhD Associate Professor, Consultant Nurse, College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorMING CHIH CHOU MD, PhD, MING CHIH CHOU MD, PhD Professor, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorCHIOU JONG CHEN PhD, CHIOU JONG CHEN PhD Chairperson, Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan, TaipeiSearch for more papers by this authorYEN JU LIN PhD, YEN JU LIN PhD Associate Professor, Consultant Nurse, College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorMEI-CHU CHEN Msc, MEI-CHU CHEN Msc Senior Nurse, Department of Nursing, Changhua Christian Hospital, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorHUNG-HSIN LIU PhD, HUNG-HSIN LIU PhD Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Safety & Health, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorHSIEN-WEN KUO PhD, HSIEN-WEN KUO PhD Professor, Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taichung, TaiwanSearch for more papers by this author SU CHUAN YUAN PhD, SU CHUAN YUAN PhD Associate Professor, Consultant Nurse, College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorMING CHIH CHOU MD, PhD, MING CHIH CHOU MD, PhD Professor, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorCHIOU JONG CHEN PhD, CHIOU JONG CHEN PhD Chairperson, Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan, TaipeiSearch for more papers by this authorYEN JU LIN PhD, YEN JU LIN PhD Associate Professor, Consultant Nurse, College of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorMEI-CHU CHEN Msc, MEI-CHU CHEN Msc Senior Nurse, Department of Nursing, Changhua Christian Hospital, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorHUNG-HSIN LIU PhD, HUNG-HSIN LIU PhD Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Safety & Health, Chung Shan Medical University, TaichungSearch for more papers by this authorHSIEN-WEN KUO PhD, HSIEN-WEN KUO PhD Professor, Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taichung, TaiwanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 April 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01173.xCitations: 38 Hsien-Wen Kuo155, Linong streetSec. 2, Taipei 112TaiwanE-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract yuan s.c., chou m.c., chen c.j., lin y.j., chen m.-c., liu h.-h., & kuo h.-w. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management 19, 339–345Influences of shift work on fatigue among nurses Aim To compare the symptoms of fatigue and physiological indices in nurses who work during the day with nurses who work in shifts. Method One-hundred and seven nurses were recruited and asked to assess their symptoms of fatigue before their work commenced and after it finished. Results Using logistic regression analysis adjusted for covariates, it was found that nurses who work in shifts were more fatigued than nurses who work during the day (odds ratio = 2.44, P < 0.10). There was a significant difference regarding critical flicker fusion in the two groups of nurses (P = 0.032), and nurses who work in shifts had poorer physiological indices than nurses who work during the day. Conclusion It is clear that differing work schedules result in differing levels of fatigue, with shift work attributing to higher levels than day work. Implications for Nursing Management Nurse managers need to take into account the fatiguing effects of different work schedules when designing rostering patterns. Citing Literature Volume19, Issue3Special Issue: This issue: Adverse events: expecting too much of nurses and too little of nursing research Issue editor: Sue JordanApril 2011Pages 339-345 RelatedInformation