Influences of shift work on fatigue among nurses

yuan s.c., chou m.c., chen c.j., lin y.j., chen m.‐c., liu h.‐h., & kuo h.‐w. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management 19, 339–345 Influences of shift work on fatigue among nurses Aim To compare the symptoms of fatigue and physiological indices in nurses who work during the day with nurses who work in shifts. Method One‐hundred and seven nurses were recruited and asked to assess their symptoms of fatigue before their work commenced and after it finished. Results Using logistic regression analysis adjusted for covariates, it was found that nurses who work in shifts were more fatigued than nurses who work during the day (odds ratio = 2.44, P