Measurement of Nursing Practices of Night Shift Staff at a Comprehensive Perinatal Medical Center Using Mobile Devices

Night shift work and the cardiovascular health of medical staff.

The cardiovascular risks associated with night shift work in medical staff have been suspected for several years. Kawachi et al. analysed coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence in 79 109 women from the Nurses Health Study, and observed raised rates among night shift workers, particularly those who had worked for 6 years on rotating shifts (51% increased risk). Effects remained significant after...

Medical staff working the night shift: can naps help?

Napping at night may benefit both health professionals and their patients elivering medical care is a 24-hour business that inevitably involves working the night shift. However, night shift requires the health professional to work when the body' s clock (circadian system) demands sleep. Added to this is the problem of " sleep debt " , arising from both prolonged prior wakefulness on the first n...

Mobile Technologies: Expectancy, Usage, and Acceptance of Clinical Staff and Patients at a University Medical Center

BACKGROUND Despite their increasing popularity, little is known about how users perceive mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs in medical contexts. Available studies are often restricted to evaluating the success of specific interventions and do not adequately cover the users' basic attitudes, for example, their expectations or concerns toward using mobile devices in medical setting...

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Effect of Shift Work on the Frequency of Depression in Nursing Staff of Yazd University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Depression as a disorder is relatively common in all societies several factors are involved in depression development, that shift work is one of these factors. This study compared the frequency of depression in different shifts of nurses in hospitals of Yazd University of medical sciences. Materials & Methods: This study is a descriptive analytical study. Based on statistical meth...