Factors leading to excessive fatigue in nurses - a three-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global nursing shortages necessitate the identification of mitigatable factors that may reduce nursing absence and turnover. Fatigue has been shown to be associated with these issues. This study aimed to identify factors leading to development of or recovery from excessive fatigue in nurses as these can offer actionable avenues for protecting nurses against fatigue or supporting fatigue recovery.

Methods

A longitudinal study among nurses randomly sampled from the Norwegian Nurse's Organization. The Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire measured fatigue. Dichotomized scoring was used, with scores ≥ 4 considered excessive fatigue. The study included questions on shift work schedules, psychosocial work characteristics, sleep, body mass index, physical activity, caffeine, alc

SUBMITTER: Hiestand S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218166 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature