Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2016 Nov;25(4):373-383. 10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.4.373.

Influencing Factors on the Nurse's Shiftwork Tolerance

• Seo YO
• Kim SY

• KMID: 2387901
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2016.25.4.373

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.

Keyword

Work schedule tolerance; Sleep disorders; Circadian rhythm; Nurses

MeSH Terms

Circadian Rhythm
Coffee
Fatigue
Hospitals, General
Pliability
Seoul
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work Schedule Tolerance
Coffee