A DESCRIPTIVE CORRELATIONAL STUDY: PREVALENCE OF SHIFT WORK DISORDER AMONG HOSPITAL STAFF

Author Name: 1. Shivani, 2. Aditya Paul Slathiya, 3. Supriya Pathania, 4. Vaishali Thakur, 5. Madhu Bala

Volume/Issue: 06/08

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/02.2026-39538574/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Assistant professor (Medical Surgical Nursing) Saraswati Nursing Institute Dhainpura, Kurali, Punjab, India.
2. M.Sc. Nursing (Child Health Nursing) SPHE College of Nursing Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.
3. M.Sc. Nursing (Medical Surgical Nursing) SPHE College of Nursing Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.
4. M.Sc. Nursing (Medical Surgical Nursing) SPHE College of Nursing Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab, India.
5. Assistant professor (Child Health Nursing) Saraswati Nursing Institute Dhainpura, Kurali, Punjab, India.

ABSTRACT

The present study is aimed to determine the prevalence of shift work disorder and its associated factors among hospital staff. A descriptive research was adopted to determine the shift work disorder and its associated factors among hospital staff. Self-structured questionnaire scale used to obtain the data. A convenient sampling method was used to obtain 205 subjects who met the inclusion criteria for the research. The study was carried in selected healthcare institute Punjab. Analysis will be done as per objectives. SPSS statistical software was used for descriptive and inferential analysis. The study found that significant proportion of hospital staff suffered from shift work disorder. Reducing night work exposure appears to be the best intervention strategy for preventing SWD. It is important that nurses being frontline providers of care should have good mental and physical health in order to cater to the needs of the patients.

Key words: Shift Work Disorder, Prevalence of Shift Work Disorder, Associated factors of Shift Work Disorder