ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF NIGHT SHIFT WORK IN A HOSPITAL SETTING ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF NURSES

Aim. The main idea of the study is to assess the impact of night shift work on the quality of life of nurses.

Materials and methods. The quality of life of 175 nurses working in shifts at the Multidisciplinary regional children's hospital PUE was studied. The study involved 31 (17.7%) male nurses and 144 (82.3%) female nurses. Using descriptive statistics from the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, the average values and standard deviations of the assessment of the quality of life of nurses of the regional children's clinical hospital were calculated and presented by age, gender, length of service and the indicators of fashion, median, minimum and maximum were calculated.

Results and discussion. The average indicator of general physical health is 54.22, which is an average indicator of quality of life. Mental health – 63.47; social relations – 68.61; environment – 65.37. This shows that the quality of life of nurses is above average in these three areas.

Conclusions. The quality of life of nurses working the night shift at the multidisciplinary regional children's hospital shows a level from average to above average. Working the night shift has a significant impact on nurses' quality of life, including sleep, rest, pain and ability to work, as well as the ability to perform their daily duties.

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