Individual, situational and lifestyle factors related to shift work tolerance among nurses who are new to and experienced in night work

Aug 3, 2012Journal of advanced nursing

Personal, job, and lifestyle factors linked to night shift tolerance in new and experienced nurses

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Abstract

A total of 749 Norwegian nurses participated in the study, with no significant differences in shift work tolerance between those with less than 1 year and those with more than 6 years of night shift experience.

  • Young age is associated with higher shift work tolerance.
  • Hardiness is positively related to shift work tolerance in both novice and experienced night shift nurses.
  • For new night shift nurses, a tendency to feel more alert in the morning correlates with better shift work tolerance.
  • Experienced night shift nurses display lower tolerance when facing higher weekly work hours and increased caffeine consumption, while flexibility in their schedules is positively associated with tolerance.

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