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2020 Sep 09


BMJ Open


10


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Pain complaints after consecutive nights and quick returns in Norwegian nurses working three-shift rotation: an observational study.

Authors

Katsifaraki M, Nilsen K B, Christensen J O, Wærsted M, Knardahl S, Bjorvatn B, Härmä M, Matre D
BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 09; 10(9):e035533.
PMID: 32912941.

Abstract

To determine whether nurses working consecutive night shifts, or short transitions between shifts (quick returns (QRs)), yielded higher risk for pain complaints when compared with regular morning shifts. Sleep duration was tested as a potential mediator.