Dirkx J
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Psychology, Belgium.
Ergonomics. 1993 Jan-Mar;36(1-3):29-36. doi: 10.1080/00140139308967851.
To study the effects of different patterns of days on and days off duty within a permanent night shift schedule, we studied two groups of female permanent night nurses, one (n = 42) working 'many' nights in a row, and the other (n = 36) working 'few' nights in a row. The groups were matched for several important moderating variables. All nurses were interviewed individually, and they answered several questionnaires. A MANOVA revealed no statistically significant differences in subjective health between the two groups. Nor was any difference found for satisfaction measures. The many-night group however seemed to put more effort into dealing with their schedule; they used more active coping, had a higher cigarette consumption, and engaged more in sport. They also stayed one hour less in bed during the day after the last night shift. It is concluded that neither schedule was a clear threat to subjective health because the acceptance of permanent night work was the result of a motivated choice and because social support was high. The differences between the two schedules were not large enough to suggest that one of them should be favoured over the other.
为研究在固定夜班排班中不同的连续上班天数和连续休息天数模式的影响，我们对两组女性固定夜班护士进行了研究，一组（n = 42）连续工作“多个”夜晚，另一组（n = 36）连续工作“较少”夜晚。两组在几个重要的调节变量上进行了匹配。所有护士都接受了单独访谈，并回答了几份问卷。多变量方差分析显示两组之间在主观健康方面没有统计学上的显著差异。满意度测量方面也未发现差异。然而，连续工作多个夜晚的组似乎在应对排班方面付出了更多努力；他们采用了更多积极的应对方式，吸烟量更高，并且更多地参与运动。在上完最后一个夜班后的白天，他们在床上停留的时间也少了一个小时。研究得出结论，两种排班方式对主观健康都没有明显威胁，因为接受固定夜班工作是出于主动选择的结果，并且社会支持度较高。两种排班方式之间的差异不够大，不足以表明其中一种比另一种更可取。
