Influence of Shift Work on Manual Dexterity and Reaction Time in Tunisian Nurses.

IF 4.2 Q3 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Irtyah Merchaoui, Neila Chaari, Mohamed Bouhlel, Lamia Bouzgarrou, Jacques Malchaire, Mohamed Akrout
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Abstract

Background: Major effects of shift schedule are related to sleep alertness and performance, but also to long term health outcomes. For nurses, these negative effects have consequences not only on the individual, but also on the workplace, as decreased alertness and reduced job performance could endanger human lives.

Objective: The specific aim of our study is to assess the influence of shift schedule on nurses´ cognitive ability and rapidity of execution.

Method: Our survey is a cross sectional study which had been conducted for 15 months; it involved a sample of 293 participants representative of 1118 nurses working in two Tunisian university hospitals. It included an evaluation of the rapidity of execution performance through the manual dexterity test and the reaction time test. The study was completed by an assessment of the workability Index through a 7- item survey.

Results: No association was found between the groups of work schedules and the cognitive ability of execution speed. However, we found a significant decrease in cognitive performance in the nurses exceeding 10 years of job seniority for both schedules.

Conclusion: We concluded to an impaired cognitive performance speed in the over 10-year seniority groups in both schedules. Recommendations should be focused on implementing periodic assessment of cognitive performance based on O'Connor finger dexterity test and time reaction test and on implementing effective preventive measures in hospitals after ten years of seniority at work.

轮班工作对突尼斯护士手灵巧性和反应时间的影响。
背景:轮班时间表的主要影响与睡眠警觉性和表现有关,但也与长期健康结果有关。对于护士来说,这些负面影响不仅对个人有影响,而且对工作场所也有影响,因为警觉性下降和工作表现下降可能危及人类生命。目的:探讨轮班制度对护士认知能力和执行速度的影响。方法:采用横断面调查法,历时15个月;它涉及293名参与者,代表了在突尼斯两所大学医院工作的1118名护士。它包括通过手工灵巧性测试和反应时间测试来评估执行性能的快速性。该研究通过7项调查来评估可操作性指数。结果:工作日程组与执行速度认知能力无显著相关。然而,我们发现工作年资超过10年的护士在两种时间表下的认知表现都有显著下降。结论:我们得出结论,在两种方案中,10岁以上年龄组的认知表现速度受损。建议应侧重于实施基于O’connor手指灵巧性测试和时间反应测试的认知能力定期评估,并在工作满十年后的医院实施有效的预防措施。
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期刊介绍: Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery publishes review articles by experts on recent patents in the field of inflammation and allergy drug discovery e.g. on novel bioactive compounds, analogs and targets. A selection of important and recent patents in the field is also included in the journal. The journal is essential reading for all researchers involved in inflammation and allergy drug design and discovery.
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