Self‐assessed quality of sleep, occupational health, working environment, illness experience and job satisfaction of female nurses working different combination of shifts

A sample of 348 nurses reported generally low severity of symptoms and high job satisfaction, regardless of shift type.

• No significant differences were found in illness experience or job satisfaction among nurses based on their shift type.
• Nurses working rotating day/evening/night shifts reported longer working hours and encountered more stressful environmental factors.
• Those on rotating evening shifts experienced more severe gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal symptoms compared to others.
• Short rest periods between evening and morning shifts may contribute to increased symptom severity.
• Overall, the shift assignments did not appear to adversely affect the nurses' circadian cycles.

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