Differences in cortisol profiles and circadian adjustment time between nurses working night shifts and regular day shifts: A prospective longitudinal study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1193-1201

  Niu, Shu Fen ^a,b,h   Chung, Min Huey ^b   Chu, Hsin ^d,e   Tsai, Jui Chen ^c   Lin, Chun Chieh ^d   Liao, Yuan Mei ^b   Ou, Keng Liang ^b,c   O'Brien, Anthony Paul ^f,i   Chou, Kuei Ru ^b,c,g  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f Centre for Practice Opportunity and Development   (Australia)

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cortisol; Night shift; Nurses; Shift work

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALIVA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84930041526     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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