Influences of shift work on fatigue among nurses

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-345

  Yuan, Su Chuan ^a   Chou, Ming Chih ^a   Chen, Chiou Jong ^b   Lin, Yen Ju ^a   Chen, Mei Chu ^c   Liu, Hung Hsin ^a   Kuo, Hsien Wen ^d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Nurse; Physiological indices; Shift work; Subjective symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955035720     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01173.x     Document Type: Article

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