Napping during the night shift and recovery after work among hospital
nurses
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Authors: | Thaís Aparecida de Castro Palermo Lúcia Rotenberg Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune Aline Silva-Costa Ester Paiva Souto Rosane H?rter Griep |
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Institution: | 2.Master´s student, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;3.PhD, Researcher, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;4.PhD, Full Professor, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil;5.Doctoral student, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between the length of napping during the night shift
and the recovery after work among nurses. METHOD: Cross-sectional epidemiological study involving 1940 nurses from 18 public
hospitals in the City of Rio de Janeiro. A multidimensional and self-applied
questionnaire was used with information about health, sociodemographic and
occupational characteristics, health-related behaviors and housework. Multiple
logistic regression was applied to identify the association, adjusted for
confounding variables. RESULTS: The gross analyses showed 44%, 127% and 66% higher chances of a high level of
recovery after work for nurses who sleep up to two hours, between 2.1 and 3 hours
and 3.1 hours or more, respectively, when compared to the nurses who do not sleep.
After adjusting for confounding variables, the association only continues
significant for the group that sleeps 2.1 to 3 hours during the night shift
(OR=1.79; 95%CI=1.33-2.41). CONCLUSION: The association between the length of napping and the high level of recovery
after work, confirmed in the present results, can be included in the studies that
aim to support more appropriate policies aimed at improving the workers'' work,
life and health conditions, not only in nursing, but night-shift workers in
general. |
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Keywords: | Nurses Male Nurses Night Work Sleep Occupational Health |
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