| Document ID (ISN) | 102736 |
| CIS number |
03-1947 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2004 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Watanabe M., Akamatsu Y., Furui H., Tomita T., Watanabe T., Kobayashi F. |
| Title |
Effects of changing shift schedules from a full-day to a half-day shift before a night shift on physical activities and sleep patterns in single nurses and married nurses with children |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2004, Vol.42, No.1, p.34-40. Illus. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
Nurses (12 single, 18 married nurses with children) in a Japanese hospital were investigated. Subjects worked two different shift patterns consisting of a night shift after a half-day shift (HF-N) and a night shift after a day shift (D-N). Physical activity levels were recorded. The duration of sleep before a night shift was significantly shorter for married nurses than that of single nurses for both shift schedules. Changing shift from the D-N to the HF-N increased the duration of sleep before a night shift for both groups, and made wake-up time earlier for single nurses only. Detailed statistical analysis showed that the effects of a change in shift schedules seemed to have less effect on married nurses than single nurses. These differences might be due to the differences of their family and domestic responsibilities. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
shift work; women; nursing personnel; sleep |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
children; Japan; comparative study; work-rest schedules; night work |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Fatigue
Health care services
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