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Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses and Related Factors
Sevim Çelik1, Nurten Taşdemir2, Aylin Kurt3
1Bülent Ecevit Universtiy Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Zonguldak, Turkey. sevimakcel@yahoo.com.
Background:
Fatigue negatively affects the performance of intensive care nurses. Factors contributing to the fatigue experienced by nurses include lifestyle, psychological status, work organization and sleep problems.
Objective:
To determine the level of fatigue among nurses working in intensive care units and the related factors.
Methods:
This descriptive study was conducted with 102 nurses working in intensive care units in the West Black Sea Region of Turkey. Data were collected between February and May 2014 using a personal information form, the Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue (VAS-F), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index.
Results:
The intensive care nurses in the study were found to be experiencing fatigue. Significant correlations were observed between scores on the VAS-F Fatigue and anxiety (p=0.01), depression (p=0.002), and sleep quality (p<0.001).
Conclusion:
Anxiety, depression and quality of sleep were significantly affected by the intensive care nurses' levels of fatigue. These results can be of benefit in taking measures which may be used to reduce fatigue in nurses, especially the fatigue related to work organization and social life.
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