Exploring Pathways Linking Work and Nonwork Factors to Sleep, Fatigue, and Health in Night Shift Nurses: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Night shift work disrupts sleep and physiological recovery, leading to adverse health outcomes among nurses. While both work and nonwork factors are known to influence sleep and fatigue, few studies have examined their simultaneous and multiple mediating effects on health in night shift nurses.

Aim

This study tested a comprehensive model to investigate the relationships among work factors (emotional demands, night shift rotation intervals, and social support), nonwork factors (exercise and work-life interference), sleep disturbance, fatigue, and health in night shift nurses.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 289 nurses working rotating night shifts at three hospitals in South Korea. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to assess

SUBMITTER: Jeon BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714171 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature