A new typology of work schedules: Evidence from a cross-sectional study among nurses working in residential elder care

A new typology of nurses' work schedules identifies five distinct types based on responses from 498 nurses.

• The five types of work schedules are: fixed early shift, rotating two shift pattern without night shift, rotating three shift pattern, fixed and rotating two shift pattern including night shift, and fixed normal day or afternoon shifts.
• Significant differences were observed among the types in terms of hours worked, days off between shifts, age, education, years in the job, commuting time, contribution to household income, satisfaction with work schedule, and work schedule control.
• Nurses with rotating three shift patterns showed notably different characteristics compared to other schedule types.

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