title: Interpretation of Hospital Nurse Fatigue Using Latent Profile Analysis.
abstract: There has been a lack of consensus in the literature related to the conceptualization, definition, and measurement of hospital nurse fatigue. Using latent profile analysis, the Hospital Nurse Force Theory provided a conceptual format to identify 3 profiles of nurse fatigue from subjective reports of hospital patient care nurses in a survey cohort. All fatigue and adaptation variables demonstrated significant inverse relationships. Describing nurse fatigue in profiles that include measures of acute, chronic, physical, and mental fatigue dimensions provided a new and expanded view of nurse fatigue to monitor trends comprehensively and evaluate fatigue risk management strategies.
authors.affiliation: Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo, California (Dr Drake); and School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Dr Steege).
authors.forename: Diane Ash
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Linsey M Barker
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Steege
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005221:Fatigue / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015399:Nursing Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*