Exploring the associations between shift work disorder, depression, anxiety and sick leave taken amongst nurses

This study aimed to evaluate the association between shift work disorder and mental health in hospital‐based nurses. Staff completed an online survey comprising demographic questions, the Shift Work Disorder Questionnaire, Patient Health‐9 and the General Anxiety Disorder‐7 scale. Sick leave data we...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of sleep research 2020-06, Vol.29 (3), p.e12872-n/a, Article 12872
Hauptverfasser: Booker, Lauren A., Sletten, Tracey L., Alvaro, Pasquale K., Barnes, Maree, Collins, Allison, Chai‐Coetzer, Ching Li, Naqvi, Aqsa, McMahon, Marcus, Lockley, Steven W., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Howard, Mark E.
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to evaluate the association between shift work disorder and mental health in hospital‐based nurses. Staff completed an online survey comprising demographic questions, the Shift Work Disorder Questionnaire, Patient Health‐9 and the General Anxiety Disorder‐7 scale. Sick leave data were collected from archival records from the Human Resources Department. Two hundred and two nurses (95% female; age M = 35.28 years ± SD = 12) participated (42% of eligible staff). Those at high risk of shift work disorder had higher depression (M = 7.54 ± SD = 4.28 vs. M = 3.78 ± SD = 3.24; p 
ISSN:0962-1105
1365-2869
DOI:10.1111/jsr.12872