Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research (임상간호연구)

Hospital Nurses Association (병원간호사회)
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Comparison of Work-Life Balance, Fatigue and Work Errors between 8-Hour Shift Nurses and 12-Hour Shift Nurses in Hospital General Wards

간호사의 교대근무유형에 따른 일과 삶의 균형, 피로, 업무오류건수 비교

  • Shin, Yeon Hee (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Eun Young (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun Hui (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yeon Keum (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Im, Young Sook (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Sang Soon (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kyung Soon (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Young Jung (Department of Nursing, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
  • Received : 2018.04.18
  • Accepted : 2018.06.18
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine effectiveness of 12-hour shifts for nurses compared to 8-hour shifts for the variables: Work-Life Balance, fatigue and work errors. Methods: In 2014, an opportunity to choose a 12-hour shift duty was given to a group of 8-hour shift nurses. In 2016, two years after this change, this study was done to compare the two groups. Data were collected using questionnaires. Data were sampled by a matching method with propensity score matching (PSM). The participants were 128 nurses: 64 nurses on 12-hour shifts and 64 nurses on 8-hour shifts. The comparison was analyzed using $x^2$ test, t-test. Results: The nurses on 12-hour shifts showed higher scores for Work-Life Balance (3.37) than the groups on 8-hour shifts (2.99)(p=.018) whereas were no statistical differences between the groups for fatigue (p=.132) or work errors (p=.703). Conclusion: The Work-Life Balance scores for nurses who chose the 12-hour shift shows an enhancement without an increase in fatigue or work errors.

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