Relationship Between Shift Work and Personality Traits of Nurses and Their Coping Strategies

Farzianpour, Fereshteh and Nosrati, Saeadeh Ansari and Foroushani, Abbas Rahimi and Hasanpour, Fateme and Jelodar, Zahra Khakdel and Keykale, Meysam Safi and Bakhtiari, Mohammad and Sadeghi, Niusha Shahidi (2015) Relationship Between Shift Work and Personality Traits of Nurses and Their Coping Strategies. Global Journal of Health Science, 8 (5). p. 166. ISSN 1916-9736

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Abstract

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Because of social progress, population growth, industrialization, and the requirements of some jobs, a significant percentage of employees are working in shifts. Shift work is considered a threat to health that could have unfavorable effects on various aspects of human life. This study investigated the relationship between shift work and the personality traits of nurses and their coping strategies in a selection of non-governmental hospitals in Tehran in 2014.

METHODS: This applied cross-sectional descriptive research employed the Standard Shift work Index and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) which, after confirmation of its validity and reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.73), were distributed among 305 nurses from 6 non-governmental hospitals in Tehran selected through cluster random sampling. Data was analyzed in two statistical levels: descriptive and inferential.

RESULTS: Results revealed that 43.6% of the nurses participating in the study were introverted and 56.4% were extroverted. There are significant relationships between age and physical health (P=0.008), sex and physical health (P=0.015), educational level and physical health (P=0.014), sex and cognitive, somatic anxiety (P=0.006), age and social-family status (P=0.001), marital status and social-family status (P=0.001), having a second job and social-family status (P=0.001), educational level and sleep and fatigue (P=0.002), work experience and coping strategies (P=0.044), and sleep and fatigue and personality traits (P=0.032).

CONCLUSION: Complying with the standards of working hours for nurses and avoiding overtime when scheduling, especially for nurses with more work experience, can prevent the severe complications of shift work, enhance health, and ultimately enhance the quality of care. By improving the physical, psychological, and social health of nurses, the quality of patient care can be expected to improve, too.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Lib Research Guardians > Medical Science
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@lib.researchguardians.com
Date Deposited: 01 May 2023 07:46
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2024 04:33
URI: http://journal.edit4journal.com/id/eprint/912

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