Effect of Shift Work on One’s Physical and Psychological Well-Being Among Nursey Employed in Saveetha Hospital (original) (raw)

Shift work is viewed as critical to the healthcare system because it ensures treatment continuity in residential and hospital settings. The two most important parts of shift work are scheduling and rotation; nurses are essentially required to follow schedules that include night shift work and 24-hour care. In this new work arrangement, shift workers are both producers and sufferers.4 One of the most common causes of circadian rhythm disturbance is shift work, particularly night shift employment, which causes significant alterations in sleep patterns and biological processes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether shift work including nights, as opposed to day work exclusively, is linked with risk factors that predispose nurses to poorer health outcomes and lower job satisfaction. This cross-sectional study was conducted between March 1, 2022, and April 31, 2022, in 17 wards of Saveetha Medical College & Hospital. This study included 213 nurses who worked rotating night shifts and 65 on day shifts. The data collection tool was the "Standard Shift Work Index," which has been verified in Italian. Data were statistically analyzed. The response rate was 85%. The nurses engaged in rotating night shifts were statistically significantly young, single, and had undergraduate & postgraduate degrees in nursing. They reported the lowest mean score in the items of job satisfaction, quality and quantity of sleep, with more frequent chronic fatigue, and psychological, and cardiovascular symptoms in comparison with the morning shift workers, in a statistically significant way.