Open AccessWork stress and menstrual patterns among American and Italian nurses
Author(s) -
Maureen Hatch,
Irene Figà–Talamanca,
Silvana Salerno
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.417
Subject(s) - luteal phase , basal body temperature , confidence interval , relative risk , menstrual cycle , medicine , demography , basal (medicine) , obstetrics , follicular phase , sociology , hormone , insulin
This study assessed whether job stress alters menstrual patterns among nurses working in 2 different settings: a tertiary care hospital in New York (99 nurses) and a university hospital in Rome (25 nurses).