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Shift work, mental distress and job satisfaction among Palestinian nurses

BACKGROUND: Associations between shift work (SW) schedules, mental distress and job satisfaction have never been completely described. AIMS: To examine gender-specific associations of SW with mental distress and job satisfaction in nurses in Hebron District, Palestine, in 2012. METHODS: Detailed inf...

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Autores principales: Jaradat, Y. M., Nielsen, M. B., Kristensen, P., Bast-Pettersen, R.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27694376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqw128
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author Jaradat, Y. M.
Nielsen, M. B.
Kristensen, P.
Bast-Pettersen, R.
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description BACKGROUND: Associations between shift work (SW) schedules, mental distress and job satisfaction have never been completely described. AIMS: To examine gender-specific associations of SW with mental distress and job satisfaction in nurses in Hebron District, Palestine, in 2012. METHODS: Detailed information on work schedules (day versus shift), socio-demographic status, mental distress (General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-30) and job satisfaction (Generic Job Satisfaction Scale) in nurses employed in Hebron District, Palestine, was obtained through a questionnaire survey. Associations of SW and outcomes were examined by linear regression analysis. RESULTS: Of 372 nurses eligible for the study, 309 and 338 completed surveys regarding mental distress and job satisfaction, respectively. The sample comprised 62% women and 38% men. After adjusting for covariates, women working shifts reported significantly higher levels of mean mental distress [β coefficient 3.6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.3–7.0] compared with women working regular day shifts. Men working shifts reported significantly lower levels of job satisfaction (–3.3; 95% CI –6.2 to –0.5) than men working regular day shifts. Women reported higher levels of mental distress than men, but this was unrelated to work schedule. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, nurses working shifts reported higher levels of mental distress and lower levels of job satisfaction, although these associations were weaker when adjusted for potential covariates. There was no evidence of a gender differential in the association between SW and mental distress and job satisfaction.
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spelling pubmed-52258842017-01-18 Shift work, mental distress and job satisfaction among Palestinian nurses Jaradat, Y. M. Nielsen, M. B. Kristensen, P. Bast-Pettersen, R. Occup Med (Lond) Short Report BACKGROUND: Associations between shift work (SW) schedules, mental distress and job satisfaction have never been completely described. AIMS: To examine gender-specific associations of SW with mental distress and job satisfaction in nurses in Hebron District, Palestine, in 2012. METHODS: Detailed information on work schedules (day versus shift), socio-demographic status, mental distress (General Health Questionnaire, GHQ-30) and job satisfaction (Generic Job Satisfaction Scale) in nurses employed in Hebron District, Palestine, was obtained through a questionnaire survey. Associations of SW and outcomes were examined by linear regression analysis. RESULTS: Of 372 nurses eligible for the study, 309 and 338 completed surveys regarding mental distress and job satisfaction, respectively. The sample comprised 62% women and 38% men. After adjusting for covariates, women working shifts reported significantly higher levels of mean mental distress [β coefficient 3.6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.3–7.0] compared with women working regular day shifts. Men working shifts reported significantly lower levels of job satisfaction (–3.3; 95% CI –6.2 to –0.5) than men working regular day shifts. Women reported higher levels of mental distress than men, but this was unrelated to work schedule. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, nurses working shifts reported higher levels of mental distress and lower levels of job satisfaction, although these associations were weaker when adjusted for potential covariates. There was no evidence of a gender differential in the association between SW and mental distress and job satisfaction. Oxford University Press 2017-01 2016-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5225884/ /pubmed/27694376 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqw128 Text en © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5225884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27694376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqw128
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