THE IMPACT OF WORKING IN SHIFTS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SLEEP OF NURSES

Dugotrajno izlaganje stresnim životnim situacijama, stresu na radnom mjestu, smjenskom radu i radu noću može doprinijeti u razvoju medicinskih simptoma i sindroma kao što je PTSP((Post-traumatic stress disorder) i sindrom izgaranja na poslu. Ciljevi ovoga rada bili su istražiti kako smjenski rad utječe na kvalitetu života, san, doživljaj stresa i pojavu anksioznih i depresivnih simptoma. Istraživanje je provedeno u Psihijatrijskoj bolnici Ugljan tijekom svibnja 2021. godine.Sudjelovalo je 50 medicinskih sestara/tehničara od kojih je 22 medicinskih sestara /tehničara u jutarnjim smjenama,te 28 medicinskih sestara/ tehničara u radu u smjenama.Dobrovoljnim sudjelovanjem prema etičkim principima,svaki od ispitanika je ispunio bateriju upitnika i to:Sociodemografski podaci,Dass skala(skala depresije,stresa i anksioznosti),Upitnik doživljaja stresa,Insomnia (ISQ) upitnik simptoma nesanice,WHOO upitnik(zdravlje i kvaliteta čovjekovog života). Statističkom obradom nije utvđena statistička značajna razlika između dvije skupine ispitanika prema svim kriterijima osim u domeni doživljenog stresa.Prolonged exposure to stressful life situations, workplace stress, shift work and night work can cause a range of medical problems and syndromes such as PTSP and burnout syndrome at work. The objectives of this study were to investigate how shift work affects quality of life, sleep, experience of stress, and the onset of anxiety and depressive symptoms. The research was conducted at the Ugljan Psychiatric Hospital during May 2021. 50 nurses / technicians participated, of which 22 nurses / technicians are in the morning shifts, and 28 nurses / technicians are working in shifts.By voluntary participation according to ethical principles, each of the respondents filled out a battery of questionnaires, as follows: Socio-demographic data,,Dass scale (depression, stress and anxiety scale), Stress experience questionnaire, Insomnia (ISQ) insomnia symptoms questionnaire, WHOO questionnaire (health and quality of life).Statistical processing did not reveal a statistically significant difference between the two groups of respondents according to all criteria except in the domain of experienced stress