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http://dx.doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.4.373

Influencing Factors on the Nurse's Shiftwork Tolerance  

Seo, Yeon-ok (Eulji University Hospital)
Kim, Souk Young (College of Nursing, Eulji University)
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing / v.25, no.4, 2016 , pp. 373-383 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting shiftwork tolerance among nurses and provide basic data, ultimately, in formulating a plan for improving their shiftwork tolerance. Methods: The participants were 317 nurses who were working at three general hospitals in Daejeon and Seoul. Data analyzed t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis, and regression analysis using SPSS 20.0 program. Results: As for the sub-areas of shiftwork tolerance for the respondents, more than a half of nurses working at shifts suffered from insomnia, felt drowsy, complained of chronic fatigue, and were at the anxious and depressed state. Shiftwork tolerance differed by the daily intake of coffee and exercise. Shiftwork tolerance was significantly positively correlated with sleep-wake habits, hardiness, and flexibility and negatively correlated with a languidity. Regression analysis revealed that shiftwork tolerance was affected by age, sleep-wake habits, languidity, flexibility, and hardiness. Conclusion: To put the results, nurses had shiftwork tolerance affected by sleep-wake habits, languidity, and hardiness. It is therefore necessary to make a scheme for allowing nurses to improve hardiness and flexibility and decrease the languidity with the objective of improving their shiftwork tolerance.
Keywords
Work schedule tolerance; Sleep disorders; Circadian rhythm; Nurses;
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