A Survey of Shift Work and Work Ability Index among Nurses: A Case Study in Educational Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
Shift work is a social phenomenon with adverse effects on the lives and health of people in various aspects. This adverse effect decreases shift workers’ ability over a time period. The aim of the present study was to survey disturbances due to shift work and some disorders associated with work ability index among nurses in educational hospitals, Ahvaz, Iran. This cross-sectional survey was conducted among 33 nurses at the Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran. The survey of shift workers questionnaire (SOS) and the Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire was used as data collection tools. The related data was analyzed based on the descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation test, and Spearman correlation test using IBM SPSS software version 19. The results showed that 97% of problems related to the effects of shift work on the individuals’ lives, families, and musculoskeletal disorders, 87.9% related to insomnia and social problems, and 75.8% related to mental disorders. Although it showed a significant relationship between the workability index with the variable of experience and mental disorders, it showed no significant relationship between the prevalence of insomnia and musculoskeletal disorders variables. The results of this study showed that shift working disrupts mental, social, and physical health that ultimately adversely affect the ability of shift workers. Therefore, it was recommended to adjust working hours and allocate the appropriate shifts to improve the workability of individuals.
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Mazloumi A, Rostamabadi A, Saraji JN, Foroushani AR. Work ability index (WAI) and its association with psychosocial factors in one of the petrochemical industries in Iran. J Occup health. 2012:1202130234-.
2. Du HB, Bin KY, Liu WH, Yang FS. Shift work, night work, and the risk of prostate cancer: A meta-analysis based on 9 cohort studies. Medicine. 2017 Nov; 96(46).
3. Akerstedt T, Kecklund G. The future of work hours--the European view. Ind Health. 2005; 43(1): 80-4.
4. Wang XS, Armstrong ME, Cairns BJ, Key TJ, Travis RC. Shift work and chronic disease: the epidemiological evidence. Occup Med. 2011 Mar 1; 61(2):78-89.
5. Flo E, Pallesen S, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Grønli J, Nordhus IH, et al. Shift work disorder in nurses–assessment, prevalence and related health problems. PloS one. 2012; 7(4): e33981.
6. Bleetman A, Sanusi S, Dale T, Brace S. Human factors and error prevention in emergency medicine. Emerg Med J.2012; 29(5): 389-93.
7. Bohle P. Does ‘hardiness’ predict adaptation to shiftwork? Work Stress. 1997; 11(4): 369-76.
8. Freese M, Okenek: Reasons to leave shift work and psychosomatic complain of shift workers. J Appl Psychol. 1984; 69(3): 509-514.
9. Demerouti E, Bakker AB, Bulters AJ. The loss spiral of work pressure, work-home interference and exhaustion: reciprocal relations in a three-wave study. J Vocat Behav. 2004 Feb; 64 (1): 131-49.
10. Ferri P, Guadi M, Marcheselli L, Balduzzi S, Magnani D, Di Lorenzo R. The impact of shift work on the psychological and physical health of nurses in a general hospital: a comparison between rotating night shifts and day shifts. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2016; 9:203.
11. Flo E, Pallesen S, Magerøy N, Moen BE, Grønli J, Hilde Nordhus I, Bjorvatn B. Shift work disorder in nurses–assessment, prevalence and related health problems. PloS one. 2012 Apr 2; 7(4):e33981.
12. Di Muzio M, Diella G, Di Simone E, Novelli L, Alfonsi V, Scarpelli S, Annarumma L, Salfi F, Pazzaglia M, Giannini AM, De Gennaro L. Nurses and Night Shifts: Poor sleep quality exacerbates psychomotor performance. Front Neurosci. 2020 Oct 14; 14:1050.
13. Gustafsson E. Self-reported sleep quality in females. J Caring Sci; 2002. 16(2): 179 – 187.
14. Suwazono Y, Dochi M, Sakata K, Okubo Y, Oishi M, Tanaka K, et al. Shift work is a risk factor for increased blood pressure in Japanese men: a 14- year historical cohort study Hypertension. 2008; 52: 581-6.
15. Lai HL, Lin YP, Chang HK, Wang SC, Liu YL, Lee HC, and Peng TC, Chang FM. Intensive care unit staff nurses: predicting factors for career decisions. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Jul; 17(14):1886-96.
16. Gander P, O’Keeffe K, Santos-Fernandez E, and Huntington a, Walker L, Willis J. Fatigue and nurses’ work patterns: An online questionnaire survey. Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Oct 1; 98:67-74.
17. Smrekar M, Franko A, Petrak O, Zaletel-Kragelj L. Validation of the Croatian Version of Work Ability Index (WAI) in Population of Nurses on Transformed Item-Specific Scores. Slovenian J Publ Health. 2020 Apr 6; 59(2):57-64.
18. Ebener M, Hasselhorn HM. Validation of short measures of work ability for research and employee surveys. Int J Environ Res Publ Health. 2019 Jan; 16(18):3386.
19. Smrekar M, Franko A, Petrak O, Zaletel-Kragelj L. Validation of the Croatian Version of Work Ability Index (WAI) in Population of Nurses on Transformed Item-Specific Scores. Slovenian J Publ Health. 2020 Apr 6; 59(2):57-64.
20. Monteiro I, de santana Pi Chillida M, Moreno LC. Work ability among nursing personnel in public hospitals and health centers in Campinas–Brazil. Work. 2012 Jan 1; 41(Supplement 1):316-9.
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23. Choobineh A, Soltanzadeh A, Tabatabaie SH, Jahangiri M. Shift work and its related health problems in petrochemical industries. J Sch Publ Health Inst Publ Health Res. 2012 Mar 10; 9(4):43-56. [In Persian].
24. Tuomi K, Ilmarinen J, Jahkola A, Katajarinne L, Tulkki A. Work ability index. Helsinki: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health; 1998 Dec.
25. Abdolalizadeh M, Arastoo AA, Ghsemzadeh R, Montazeri A, Ahmadi K, Azizi A. The psychometric properties of an Iranian translation of the Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire. J Occup rehabil. 2012 Sep; 22(3):401-8.
26. Mazloumi A, Kazemi Z, Eivazlou M. Validation and reliability study of farsi version of work ability index questionnaire. J Sch Publ Health Inst Publ Health Res. 2014 May 10; 12(1):61-74. [In Persian].
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28. Khammar A, NabiAmjad R, Marioryad H, Ghosheh SN, Alimohammadi M, Abbasi M, Poursadeqiyan M. Shift working disorders among nurses of Tehran hospital and its related factors in 2016. Work. 2020 May 11(Preprint):1-7.
29. Kangavari M, Saranjam B, Mohammadpour H, Ranjbarian M, Teimori G, Mehri A. Investigating Prevalence and Factors Associated with ShiftWork Disorder in Nurses of Selected Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 2014. J Occup Environ Health. 2016; (1)1: 50-57.
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31. Rypicz Ł, Witczak I, Rosińczuk J, Karniej P, Kołcz A. Factors Affecting Work Ability Index Among Polish Nurses Working in Hospitals–A Prospective Observational Survey. J Nurs Manag. 2020 Oct 23.
32. Somunen E, Remes J, Hassi J. Factors Associated with Self-estimated work ability and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Male and Female Workers in Cooled Food-Processing Facilities. Ind Health. 2009; 47:271-282.
33. Jay K, Friborg MK, Sjøgaard G, Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Brandt M, Andersen LL. The consequence of combined pain and stress on work ability in female laboratory technicians: a cross-sectional study. Int J Environ Res Publ Health. 2015 Dec; 12(12):15834-42.
34. Holm LW, Bohman T, Lekander M, Magnusson C, Skillgate E. Risk of transition from occasional neck/back pain to long-duration activity limiting neck/back pain: a cohort study on the influence of poor work ability and sleep disturbances in the working population in Stockholm County. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 1; 10 (6):e033946.
Mazloumi A, Rostamabadi A, Saraji JN, Foroushani AR. Work ability index (WAI) and its association with psychosocial factors in one of the petrochemical industries in Iran. J Occup health. 2012:1202130234-.
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Ibrahimi Ghavamabadi L, Fouladi Dehaghi B, Jafari B. A Survey of Shift Work and Work Ability Index among Nurses: A Case Study in Educational Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran. Int J Occup Hyg. 2021;13(2):165-172.
