Fatigue and recovery in shiftworking nurses: A scoping literature review.

Objectives: To identify factors impeding or enhancing recovery from fatigue in shiftworking nurses.

Design: Scoping literature review methodology was implemented to identify key concepts around recovery from fatigue in shiftworking nurses to provide a narrative around these paradigms.

Data Sources: Five electronic data bases were searched: CINAHL, MEDLINE, PROQUEST Health and Medicine, ScienceDirect and PsycINFO to identify primary studies on fatigue and recovery in shiftworking nurses from 2000 to 2019 inclusive.

The impact of shift work on eating patterns and self-care strategies utilised by experienced and inexperienced nurses.

For nurses, shift work is a necessity, required to provide 24-h continuous care for patients. Research posits that fatigue amongst shift-working nurses is associated with inadequate and poorly timed sleep and also strongly influenced by the timing, quality and quantity of food consumed. The aim of this investigation was to examine differences and similarities in the food choices and eating patterns of nurses exposed to different lengths of time in shift work, as a means of understanding how nurses can adapt their eating patterns to better manage fatigue and sleep loss.

Coping strategies and social support needs of experienced and inexperienced nurses performing shiftwork.

Aim: The aim of this investigation was to compare perceptions of nurses exposed to short or longer term shift work and their experiences working under this type of scheduling.

Background: Shift work is a crucial component of nurses' working lives, ensuring continuous care for patients. This study fills a research gap around the personal experiences of shift working nurses and the strategies used to manage the impacts of shift work.

Does age affect the relationship between control at work and sleep disturbance for shift workers?

Among miners, shift work, aging and lack of control at work may be factors leading to increased sleep problems. Such risk factors may also operate in interaction, resulting in an even increased harm for sleep disruption. The present study aims at evaluating these relationships drawing on a sample of Australian mine and energy workers and their partners.

The effect of time of day on injury patterns amongst adolescents in Australia.

Labour force participation of adolescents in Australia is growing at an unprecedented rate. This increased participation is coupled with a growing realisation of the vulnerability of adolescents in the labour market in terms of occupational injury. Despite recent evidence that time of day may be an important determinant of adolescent injuries, the impact of non-standard and night work on adolescent injury rates has received scant attention to date.

Balancing shiftwork and life outside work: do 12-h shifts make a difference?

Twelve-hour shifts are a popular alternative to 8-h shifts as many consider these shift arrangements superior in terms of facilitating a better social and family life. This view is largely based on anecdotal evidence, however as few studies have examined longitudinal relations between work/non-work conflict and shift length. Using self-report data from 137 machine operators, this study examined whether 8- and 12-h shifts have a differential impact on work/non-work conflict.