A Comparison of Fatigue, Level of Physical Activity, and Sleep Quality in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Nurses Working 16-Hour Night Shifts in Japan

doi:10.15344/2394-4978/2021/344

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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 8 (2021), Article ID 8:IJNCP-344, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/344

Original Article

A Comparison of Fatigue, Level of Physical Activity, and Sleep Quality in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Nurses Working 16-Hour Night Shifts in Japan

Narumi Ooshige^*,1, Tae Yamaguchi¹, Mitsuyo Nakashima², Ryohei Kimura³, Takuro Tobina¹, Miyuki Nagamatsu³ and Yumiko Kuraoka³

¹Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki, Nagasaki 851-2195, Japan
²Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, University of Fukuoka, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
³Department of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Fukuoka 811-4157, Japan

Corresponding Author Details: Prof. Narumi Ooshige, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, Department of Nursing, University of Nagasaki, 1-1-1 Manabino Nisisonogi-gun, Nagasaki 851-2195, Japan, Tel/Fax: +81-958-13-5175; E-mail: n-ooshige@sun.ac.jp

Received: 21 August 2021; Accepted: 06 September 2021; Published: 08 September 2021

Citation: Ooshige N, Yamaguchi T, Nakashima M, Kimura R, Tobina T, et al. (2021) A Comparison of Fatigue, Level of Physical Activity, and Sleep Quality in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Nurses Working 16-Hour Night Shifts in Japan. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 8: 344. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/344

Funding: This research was supported by a Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (No.19K10845).

Copyright: © 2021 Ooshige et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Background: Most medical institutions require long work hours, making nurse health risk an important issue.
Methods: This longitudinal study involved 26 pregnant and non-pregnant Japanese nurses in whom we compared fatigue, intensity of physical activity, and quality of sleep for each working time throughout the course of the day shift, night shift, and day off.
Results: Subjective fatigue increased after each shift. The cumulative fatigue symptoms index (CFSI) score was higher in non-pregnant nurses. Continued sympathetic nerve predominant state and higher activity level were found in non-pregnant nurses compared to pregnant nurses.
Conclusion: Non-pregnant nurses had a higher level of fatigue according to CFSI, and they were in a stressful state throughout the night shift.

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