Relationship between sleeping on the night shift and recovery from work among nursing workers - the influence of domestic work

Silva-Costa, Aline; Rotenberg, Lúcia; Griep, Rosane Härter; Fischer, Frida Marina

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05552.x

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“…The authors highlighted the synergic character of these factors—professional and domestic—since the association was even higher among women exposed simultaneously to both factors. Results presented by our research group show how much the domestic sphere is important, for example, in relation to recovery after work [33,34] and to the work ability index [35]. In fact, the need for recovery from work was shown to be more strongly associated to domestic work than to other known harmful factors, such as night shifts and effort-reward imbalance [36].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Influence of Domestic Overload on the Association between Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure among Female Nursing Workers

Portela

Rotenberg

Almeida

et al. 2013

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Evidence suggests that the workplace plays an important etiologic role in blood pressure (BP) alterations. Associations in female samples are controversial, and the domestic environment is hypothesized to be an important factor in this relationship. This study assessed the association between job strain and BP within a sample of female nursing workers, considering the potential role of domestic overload. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a group of 175 daytime workers who wore an ambulatory BP monitor for 24 h during a working day. Mean systolic and diastolic BP were calculated. Job strain was evaluated using the Demand-Control Model. Domestic overload was based on the level of responsibility in relation to four household tasks and on the number of beneficiaries. After adjustments no significant association between high job strain and BP was detected. Stratified analyses revealed that women exposed to both domestic overload and high job strain had higher systolic BP at home. These results indicate a possible interaction between domestic overload and job strain on BP levels and revealed the importance of domestic work, which is rarely considered in studies of female workers.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Influence of Domestic Overload on the Association between Job Strain and Ambulatory Blood Pressure among Female Nursing Workers

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Rotenberg

Almeida

et al. 2013

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“…Fatigue is a critical problem for nurses that it leads to medication error, degradation in performance, personal health problem, job dissatisfaction, and frequent requests to quit from night shift [24]. Sleeping for 2-3 hours during night shifts is related to a better recovery from fatigue at night shift [25]. Taking a nap is an effective tool for improving working conditions during night shift [5].…”

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Health Management for Medical-surgical Female Nurses Having Night Shift Working

Minematsu¹,

Yamaguchi²,

Nakashima³

et al. 2017

Int J Nurs Clin Pract

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Background: Female nurses are highly susceptive to night shift work. Age, nap times during night shift, physical activity level, and lifestyles strongly associated with fatigue at night shift; however, a comprehensive analysis of these factors including psychological research could not be conducted. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to prove the risk factors for fatigue of medical-surgical female nurses having night shift working based on the data of demographics, lifestyles, subjective symptoms, and performance status from pre night shift to post-holiday. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 97 Japanese female night shift nurses. The data of age, body mass index, clinical experience years, lifestyles, and nap time during night shift were collected. Total steps, energy expenditure, and subjective symptoms; drowsiness, instability, uneasiness, dullness, and eye strain had been continuously measured and evaluated from pre night shift to post-holiday. Nurses who recovered from fatigue were assigned to a recovery group; other nurses were assigned to a non-recovery group based on improvements in total five subjective symptoms between pre night shift and post-holiday. Results: Age, body mass index, nap time length during night shift, clinical experience years, performance status, and lifestyles were not different between recovery group and non-recovery group. Logistic regression analysis showed that drowsiness and eyestrain are significant risk factor for fatigue at night shift. Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for fatigue in medical-surgical female nurse having night shift were 2.04 (1.36-3.01) in drowsiness and 2.03 (1.30-3.18) in eyestrain (P<0.001). Conclusions: Psychological detachment from work environment is important for recovering fatigue from night work-stressors during night shift. Nursing management should be positively organized for protecting medical-surgical female nurses' health having night shift and for preventing medical error. Health Research ArticleOpen Access BackgroundShift work disturbs the natural circadian rhythms, and nurses suffer from an unfavorable condition known as shift lag and desynchrony [1]. Factors influencing fatigue of nurses have been studied extensively and work-related factors, psychological factors, and demographic factors have been recognized as contributing to nurse fatigue [2,3,4]. It is important for night shift workers not to perturb biological rhythms. Sleepiness and fatigue among shift workers are known as potential risks for occupational safety and health in many industries [5]. Taking a nap during the night shift has been suggested as an effective way to prevent fatigue or other complaints related to shift work [6]. Nursing is a profession that typically involves shift work as nurses are required to provide continuous health care for the patients [7].Especially, female nurses having family has extra burden of home responsibilities and sleep changes strongly affects menstrual cycle [8,9]. Night shift with attention-demanding h...

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“…Two reasons for napping on the clock would include fatigue and shift work (mainly working night shifts). 55,56 Working at night increases the chances of sleep deprivation with a high prevalence of patient errors, near misses, and personal injuries during a specified shift and while driving home. 54 In lieu of this, why would it not be a necessity to have the opportunity for nurses to take a nap on their given break?…”

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confidence: 99%