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KMID : 0614820050110010078
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2005 Volume.11 No. 1 p.78 ~ p.88
The Effect of Shift-Work on Psychological Factors in University Hospital¡¯s Nurses.
Kang Hyung-Gon

Ji Young-Geon
Jung Woo-Sik
Lim Ji-Young
Ko Yu-Kyung
Kim Su-Jin

Kim Myung-Ah
Abstract
Purpose : This study was conducted to assess the effects of shift-work on psychological factors in university hospital¡¯s nurses.

Methods : The subjects were 276 nurses who have worked in a university hospital and the nurses were questioned with self-reported questionnaire forms. We investigated psychological factors(anxiety, depression, stress
and self-esteem), nurses¡¯ general characteristics and shift-work. The data was analyzed by using SAS for Windows 9.13.

Results : The frequency of nurses with anxiety, depression and high stress were 56.5%, 44.9% and
19.6%, respectively. The mean score of self-esteem was 30.03. Stress was higher in cases of having shift-work.
Immediately after doing shift-work, nurses had higher depression and stress, and lower self-esteem scores. After
controlling confounding variables, psychological factors affected by shift-work was stress. An upward tendency in
anxiety, depression and stress were found in cases of doing shift-work for more than 5 years.

Conclusion : It is necessary to develope a program for reducing psychological disturbance at the early times of shift-work and to plan adequate shift-work intervals.
KEYWORD
shift-work, anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem
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