title: Evaluation of oxidative stress parameters and metabolic activities of nurses working day and night shifts.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the oxidative stress and metabolic activities of nurses working day and night shifts. Intensive care unit (ICU) (n=70) and ordinary service (OS) nurses (n=70) were enrolled in the study. Just before and the end of the shifts, blood samples were obtained to measure the participants' oxidative stress parameters. Metabolic activities were analyzed using the SenseWear Armband. Oxidative stress parameters were increased at the end of the shifts for all OS and ICU nurses compared to the beginning of the shifts. Compared to the OS nurses, the ICU nurses' TAS, TOS, and OSI levels were not significantly different at the end of the day and night shifts. The metabolic activities of the OS and ICU nurses were found to be similar. As a result, the OS and ICU nurses' oxidative stress parameters and metabolic activities were not different, and all of the nurses experienced similar effects from both the day and night shifts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa,Turkey. turgayulas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Buyukhatipoglu
authors.forename: Idris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kirhan
authors.forename: Mehmet Sinan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dal
authors.forename: Sevilay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulas
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ucar
authors.forename: Abdussamet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazar
authors.forename: Ibrahim Can
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kurkcuoglu
authors.forename: Nurten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aksoy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*