Empirical research on sleep strategy to contribute to safety and health of hospital nurses working night shifts.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26293457
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: The Ohara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour
• Principal Investigator: Matsumoto Shun 公益財団法人大原記念労働科学研究所, その他部局等, 特別研究員 (20342686)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 佐々木 司 公益財団法人大原記念労働科学研究所, その他部局等, 主任研究員 (10260134)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 夜勤・交代勤務 / 看護師 / 仮眠 / シフトワーク・チャレンジ / リスクコミュニケーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For questions associated with either high or low overall rates of correct answers, the rates of correct responses tended to be similar across job type, age category, and extent of experience with night and shift work. While rates of correct answers generally tended to be higher among those with night and shift work experience than those without, occupational health nurses still gave a higher rate of correct answers than train drivers, although nurses reported less experience with night and shift work than train drivers. Based on this finding, the authors speculated that rates of correct answers may be driven by extent of interest in night and shift work, rather than actual their experience. It may be, for example, that occupational health nurses face health management issues related to night and shift workers in their everyday duties. On this basis, the authors conclude that “the Shift Work Challenge” may serve as an effective tool for risk communication.

Free Research Field

産業保健、健康科学