Effects of shift work schedule on mood changes among female nurses

Yasuyuki Fukukawa; Chiori Nakashima; Satomi Tsuboi; Itsuko Saito; Shotaro Kosugi; Hiroshi Shimokata

doi:10.4992/jjpsy.74.354

Effects of shift work schedule on mood changes among female nurses

Yasuyuki Fukukawa^*, Chiori Nakashima, Satomi Tsuboi, Itsuko Saito, Shotaro Kosugi, Hiroshi Shimokata

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This study examined the short-term effects of shift work on mood changes. The subjects were 1 608 Japanese female nurses, working on rotating 3-shift schedules consisted of day, evening, and night shift. Repeated measurements of six dimensions of mood and sleep hours in four consecutive days were analyzed. Prominent changes of subjective fatigue, activity and confusion were observed especially when shift changes occurred (e.g., day shift to night shift or night shift to evening shift). The changes of mood were contingent to those of sleep hours, which suggested the close association between them. However, the mood changes were observed even after adjusting for the effect of sleep hours, indicating that irregular sleep pattern is not the only cause that affects mood.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	354-361
Number of pages	8
Journal	Shinrigaku Kenkyu
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4992/jjpsy.74.354
Publication status	Published - 2003 Oct
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nurses
Sleep
Work schedule tolerance

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Psychology(all)

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