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The Impact of Shift Work on the Metabolism and Circadian Rhythm in Nurses and Medical Technicians

Providing in-patient nursing care inevitably involves shift work and shift patterns have been identified as an important factor in determining well-being and satisfaction among nurses. Shifts of 12 h or longer have become increasingly common for nurses in hospitals in some European countries. Longer shifts offer a potential to benefit from a compressed working week, with fewer work days and more days off-work, lower commuting costs and increased flexibility. Most people find shift work less desirable compared to standard working hours. A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar in 2019. A total of 157 subjects participated in the study, 22 (14%) of which were male (medical technicians) and 135 (86%) women (nurses). The average age of subjects was 33, 3 years (min=20, max=54, SD=8, 033). Results of this study suggest that nurses, working irregular rotating shifts, with more family members to look after, and more than 18 years of professional experience are affected by with sleep disturbances between shifts. This study found that shiftwork nurses have significantly higher levels of cortisol and prolactin compared with the first- shift nurses/technicians. The result of this study will stimulate further studies of the sleep disturbances among the shift nurses.

cortisol ; prolactin ; circadian rhythm ; nurses

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