Open AccessThe relation between shift work and chronic fatigue among educational hospital nurses in Yazd
Author(s) -
مهرزاد ابراهیم زاده,
سارا جام برسنگ,
رضیه سلطانی,
حسن اشرف زاده,
غلامحسین حلوانی,
مرضیه ابراهیم زاده
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ṭibb-i kār/ṭibb-i kār
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2251-8274
pISSN - 2251-7189
DOI - 10.18502/tkj.v12i2.4368
Subject(s) - chronic fatigue , marital status , shift work , work (physics) , chronic disease , medicine , stratified sampling , psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , chronic fatigue syndrome , family medicine , population , mechanical engineering , environmental health , pathology , engineering
Shift work is one of the threatening factors on Health. The important effects of shift work can be noted chronic fatigue. This study aimed to determine the association between Shift Work and chronic Fatigue among Educational Hospital Nurses.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in Educational Hospital in Yazd. Using Stratified sampling technique, 200 Nurses were selected. The data was collected by using questionnaires of Demographic and chronic Fatigue. The data was analyzed using SPSS20 software and applying chi-square and Pearson correlation coefficients.
Result: 57 nurse’s man and 143 nurse’s women Participated in this study. There wasn’t a significant relation between the Gender, marital status, work experience and education level with chronic Fatigue. Because Between the age group with chronic fatigue there was a significant difference. Analysis of the results of this study showed that significant relation between Shift Work and chronic Fatigue.
Conclusion: Shift work can be affected on chronic fatigue that causes the difference in constant and non-constant shifts. So, chronic fatigue in people with constant shifts less than non-constant shifts.