Gillespie A, Curzio J
Nurs Times. 1996;92(39):36-9.
Despite the increasing use of, and discussion about, 12-hour shifts there has been little assessment of its impact in the UK. A study was carried out to compare two medical wards that had been operating a 12-hour shift for more than one year with two medical wards that had continued with a conventional shift system over the same period. Staff questionnaires and interviews, patient interviews, documentation review and analysis of a number of organisational issues were undertaken to evaluate the effect of the shift pattern worked. There were no significant differences between the shift patterns. However, some aspects of the 12-hour shift produced more favourable responses from the staff: less fatigue was reported by those working the 12-hour shift and documentation was more complete on these wards. However, the length of time available for the handover was identified as a problematic area. This work demonstrates the complexities in evaluating patterns of work.
尽管12小时轮班制的使用日益增加且备受讨论，但在英国，对其影响的评估却很少。开展了一项研究，将两个实行12小时轮班制一年多的内科病房与同期仍采用传统轮班制的两个内科病房进行比较。通过员工问卷调查与访谈、患者访谈、文件审查以及对一些组织问题的分析，来评估所采用轮班模式的效果。两种轮班模式之间没有显著差异。然而，12小时轮班制的某些方面得到了员工更积极的反馈：上12小时轮班的员工报告称疲劳感较轻，且这些病房的文件记录更完整。然而，交接班可用时间的长短被确定为一个问题领域。这项工作表明了评估工作模式的复杂性。
