The effect of day and night shifts on oxidative stress and anxiety symptoms of the nurses

Ulas, TURGAY; Buyukhatipoglu, H.; Kirhan, I.; Dal, M.; Eren, M.; Hazar, A.; Demir, M.; Aydogan, T.; Karababa, F.; Uyanikoglu, A.; Kurkcuoglu, I.

The effect of day and night shifts on oxidative stress and anxiety symptoms of the nurses

Ulas T., Buyukhatipoglu H., Kirhan I., Dal M. S., Eren M. A., Hazar A., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.16, sa.5, ss.594-599, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.594-599
Anahtar Kelimeler: Nurses, Workload, Oxidative stress, Anxiety, HEALTH-CARE WORKERS, HUMAN-DISEASE, WORKING, ANTIOXIDANTS, PHYSICIANS, MORTALITY, RADICALS, FATIGUE, BURNOUT, SLEEP
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Oxidative stress is believed to have a role in the development of chronic diseases. It is also known that long-term night and shift work in nurses might be associated with many health-related problems like fatigue, sleep problems, anxiety and difficulties in maintaining regular lifestyles.