title: Effects of marital status and shift work on family function among registered nurses.
abstract: This study aims to assess the interactive effect of marital status and shift work on family function. A population-based sample of 1,438 nurses between the ages of 20-45 yr was recruited from Taiwan during the period from July 2005 to April 2006 using a mailed questionnaire. The self-administered questionnaire contained information about demographic data, work status, shift work schedule, and the Family APGAR (Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve) Scale, to evaluate family function. Compared to day shift nurses, non-night and rotation shift nurses had 1.53- and 1.38-fold (95% CI=1.09-2.14 and 1.01-1.88) risk to have poor family function after adjusting for other covariates. Married nurses, by contrast, had a 0.44-fold (95% CI=0.29-0.66) risk to have poor family function compared to single nurses. In addition, married nurses who worked non-night or rotation shifts had a significantly higher percent of poor family function than those married nurses working day shifts; however, similar results were not replicated in single nurses. We concluded that shift work and marital status could influence family function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: Pei-Chen
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yao-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hsin-Chia
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chih-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Shung-Mei
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Chung-Yin
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chia-Tsuan
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ming-Tsang
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult