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PP 185 INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SHIFT WORK IN NURSING PERSONNEL Major MALLIAROU Maria RN, MSc, PhD1, KARATHANASI Konstantinia RN, MSc, PhDc1, Major ANDREANIDIS Elias, MD1, Major MOUSTAKA Eleni RN, MSc, PhDc2, Major SOTIRIADOU Kiriaki RN, MSc, PhDc3, Lecturer SARAFIS Paulos4, Assoc. Prof. CONSTANTINIDIS Theodoros5 1. 404 Military Hospital, Larisa, Greece. 2. Non-Commissioned Officers School, Trikala, Greece 3. 2nd Brigade/ DYG, Kozani, Greece 4. Technological Institution of Lamia, Greece. 5. Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. PURPOSE: The aim of the study is the investigation of consequences of night shift in the bio-somatic and psychosocial well-being of nurses. MATERIAL AND METHOD: It is quantitative descriptive study. The sample of study comprised of RNs and nurse’s aides who did shift work in a General Hospital of Northern Greece. An anonymous self-completed questionnaire was used for the collection of data, the first part of which contained questions about demographics (sex, age, education), while the second part included the tool S-E 97187 that Siseni Madide created in order to investigate night shift consequences on psychosomatic health. SPSS for Windows (version 17) was used for the analysis. RESULT’s: Night Shift work influences the family life of 69% of workers. Most of them are not content doing shift work because of its intensity (31%), because it makes them feel unable to cope with daily activities (25%), because of economic reasons (16%), insufficient communication with family (18%). CONCLUSION: The consequences of bad quality of sleep are many. Hospital nursing administrations should take the suitable measures for the facilitation of life of nurses who do shift work.
CORRESPONDENCE: Major Maria MALLIAROU, Greece tel: 00302410851742, 00306944796499, e-mail:
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