TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Effects of clockwise and counterclockwise job shift work rotation on sleep and work-life balance on hospital nurses
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Shiffer, Dana
A1  - Minonzio, Maura
A1  - Dipaola, Franca
A1  - Bertola, Mattia
A1  - Zamuner, Antonio Roberto
A1  - Dalla Vecchia, Laura Adelaide
A1  - Solbiati, Monica
A1  - Costantino, Giorgio
A1  - Furlan, Raffaello
A1  - Barbic, Franca
SP  - e15092038
EP  - e15092038
VL  - 15
IS  - 9
N2  - Rotational shift work is associated with sleep disturbances, increased risk of cardiovascular and psychological disorders, and may negatively impact work⁻life balance. The direction of shift rotation (Clockwise, CW or counterclockwise, CCW) and its role in these disorders are poorly understood. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the shift schedule direction on sleep quantity and quality, alertness and work performance, and on work⁻life balance on hospital nurses. One-hundred female nurses, working a continuous rapid shift schedule in hospitals in the north of Italy, participated in this cross-sectional study. Fifty worked on CW rotation schedule (Morning: 6 a.m.⁻2 p.m., Afternoon: 2 p.m.⁻10 p.m., Night: 10 p.m.⁻6 a.m., 2 rest days) and fifty on CCW rotation (Afternoon, Morning, Morning, Night, 3 rest days). Data were collected by ad hoc questionnaire and daily diary. During the shift cycle CW nurses slept longer (7.40 ± 2.24 h) than CCW (6.09 ± 1.73; <i>p</i> < 0.001). CW nurses reported less frequently than CCW awakening during sleep (40% vs. 80%; <i>p</i> < 0.001), attention disturbance during work (20% vs. 64%; <i>p</i> < 0.001), and interference with social and family life (60% vs. 96% and 20% vs. 70%, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.001). CCW rotating shift schedule seems to be characterized by higher sleep disturbances and a worse work⁻life balance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15092038
ID  - ref1
ER  -