title: Correlates of fatigue in critical care nurses.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to examine shift-related differences in chronic fatigue and the contributions of sleep quality, anxiety, and depression to chronic fatigue among a random nationwide sample (N = 142) of female critical care nurses. Twenty-three percent of this sample met criteria for clinical depression. Day and night nurses did not differ in their reports of chronic fatigue. Night nurses reported more depression and poorer sleep quality than did day nurses. Regression analyses indicated that among the variables of global sleep quality, depression, and anxiety, depression and sleep quality were the most relevant to the explanation of chronic fatigue. These findings suggest the need for studies of strategies to promote sleep and improve mood in critical care nurses.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, College of Nursing, 180 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003422:Critical Care; D003863:Depression; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D014481:United States; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance