Viviana Turchi1, Agnese Verzuri2, Nicola Nante3, Margherita Napolitani2, Gianluca Bugnoli4, Filiberto Maria Severi5, Cecilia Quercioli6, Gabriele Messina3. 1. Azienda Pubblica di Servizi alla Persona (ASP), Siena, Italy. 2. Scuola di Specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy. 3. Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy. 4. "Le Scotte", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy. 5. Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy - "Le Scotte", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy. 6. Direzione Medica di Presidio, P.O. "Alta Val d'Elsa", Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, Poggibonsi (Siena), Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Job quality and evaluation of workers' health have both medical and social important implications. We studied health-related quality of life (HRQL) in nurses who perform their activity in night shifts. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November 2014. Nurses who attended night shift in the Siena Teaching Hospital (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese - AOUS) were sampled using EpiInfo software (confidence interval 95%) and investigated using the SF-36 Questionnaire. Our results were compared with the Italian general population (Apolone, 1997). A Descriptive analysis was conducted. Wilcoxon test, Pearson coefficient, t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test and logistic regression were used for the statistical investigation. RESULTS: 197 questionnaires were analyzed. Females were 71.7%; mean age was 39.2 years (DS 8.6); smokers were 37.8%. Males scores were higher than those of females in all dimensions of physical and mental health (p <0.05). The time taken to reach the place of work appeared to influence the dimension of General Health (coeff. -0.17); we found a worsening of 0.17 points of this dimension for every minute spent in travel. Men and nurses with more working years had a better score in Physical Pain dimension. AOUS nurses scored significantly (p <0.05) less compared with the correspondent Italian general population in General Health, Energy-fatigue, Social functioning, Physical functioning and Bodily pain. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant relationship between night work and HRQL of nurses. The health profile of AOUS nurses' ranks below the values of the Italian general population in various dimensions.
BACKGROUND: Job quality and evaluation of workers' health have both medical and social important implications. We studied health-related quality of life (HRQL) in nurses who perform their activity in night shifts. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November 2014. Nurses who attended night shift in the Siena Teaching Hospital (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese - AOUS) were sampled using EpiInfo software (confidence interval 95%) and investigated using the SF-36 Questionnaire. Our results were compared with the Italian general population (Apolone, 1997). A Descriptive analysis was conducted. Wilcoxon test, Pearson coefficient, t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test and logistic regression were used for the statistical investigation. RESULTS: 197 questionnaires were analyzed. Females were 71.7%; mean age was 39.2 years (DS 8.6); smokers were 37.8%. Males scores were higher than those of females in all dimensions of physical and mental health (p <0.05). The time taken to reach the place of work appeared to influence the dimension of General Health (coeff. -0.17); we found a worsening of 0.17 points of this dimension for every minute spent in travel. Men and nurses with more working years had a better score in Physical Pain dimension. AOUS nurses scored significantly (p <0.05) less compared with the correspondent Italian general population in General Health, Energy-fatigue, Social functioning, Physical functioning and Bodily pain. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant relationship between night work and HRQL of nurses. The health profile of AOUS nurses' ranks below the values of the Italian general population in various dimensions.
Authors: Luigi Cirrincione; Venerando Rapisarda; Walter Mazzucco; Rosanna Provenzano; Emanuele Cannizzaro Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-02 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Luca Coppeta; Cristiana Ferrari; Andrea Mazza; Marco Trabucco Aurilio; Stefano Rizza Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-12-10 Impact factor: 3.390