Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration (간호행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Nursing Administration (한국간호행정학회)
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The Effect of Shift-Work on Psychological Factors in University Hospital's Nurses.

대학병원 근무 간호사의 교대근무가 심리적 변인들에 미치는 영향

  • Kang, Hyung-Gon (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Jee, Young-Gun (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Jin (Dept. of Medicine, Graduate School, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Yoon, Ho (Dept. of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Jung, Woo-Sik (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Kim, Muyng-Ah (Dept. of Health Science, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Lim, Ji-Young (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Ko, Yu-Kyung (Dept. of Nursing, Graduate School, Yonsei University)
  • 강형곤 (포천중문의과대학교 예방의학교실) ;
  • 지영건 (포천중문의과대학교 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김수진 (포천중문의과대학교 대학원 의학과) ;
  • 윤호 (포천중문의과대학교 해부학교실) ;
  • 정우식 (포천중문의과대학교 보건행정정보학부) ;
  • 김명아 (포천중문의과대학교 간호학부) ;
  • 임지영 (포천중문의과대학교 간호학부) ;
  • 고유경 (연세대학교 대학원 간호학과)
  • Published : 2005.03.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the effects of shift-work on psychological factors in university hospital's nurses. Method: The subjects were 276 nurses who have worked in a university hospital and the nurses were questioned with self-reported questionnaire forms. We investigated psychological factors(anxiety, depression, stress and self-esteem), nurses' general characteristics and shift-work. The data was analyzed by using SAS for Windows 9.13. Results: The frequency of nurses with anxiety, depression and high stress were 56.5%, 44.9% and 19.6%, respectively. The mean score of self-esteem was 30.03. Stress was higher in cases of having shift-work. Immediately after doing shift-work, nurses had higher depression and stress, and lower self-esteem scores. After controlling confounding variables, psychological factors affected by shift-work was stress. An upward tendency in anxiety, depression and stress were found in cases of doing shift-work for more than 5 years. Conclusions: It is necessary to develope a program for reducing psychological disturbance at the early times of shift-work and to plan adequate shift-work intervals.

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