title: [Analysis of cognitive function and sleep of nursing staff on different shift work].
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze short-term memory, attention and sleep patterns of the nursing staff working night and day shifts. Study participants were 109 subjects in a hospital in Minas Gerais working on the day shift (n = 68) or night shift (n = 41). Data collection was performed using the Sleep Diary and WAIS-III Test Battery. The results showed a significant difference for the quality of sleep of those on night shift work (p < 0.0001; ANOVA). The subjects on the day shifts performed better on the Digit Symbol with a significant difference (p = 0.0008; Mann-Whitney test). In conclusion, the quality of sleep of the group on the night shift showed lower averages compared with those on the day shifts, although they had greater total sleep. The level of attention showed to be best for the group on the day shift work.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil. bia_green@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Milva Maria Figueiredo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: De Martino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / Q000523:psychology*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult