Open AccessAdvantages of the Variable Shift System, and Effective Use of Break Time to Better Support the Work Engagement of Nurses on Extended Day Shifts
Author(s) -
Miyako Inoue,
Masayo Takano,
Chiaki Ueno,
Mihoko Mori,
Yoshitaka Morimatsu,
Yuki Matsumoto,
Nanae Kushino,
Tatsuya Ishitake
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
kurume medical journal/kurume medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1881-2090
pISSN - 0023-5679
DOI - 10.2739/kurumemedj.ms654001
Subject(s) - workload , conversation , work engagement , psychology , coping (psychology) , stressor , social psychology , variable (mathematics) , rest (music) , work (physics) , shift work , applied psychology , computer science , medicine , clinical psychology , communication , mathematics , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , neuroscience , cardiology , operating system
The aim of this study is to clarify factors that support the work engagement of nurses, who bear the burden of extended day shifts, by focusing on the advantages of the variable shift system and workday break activities.