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Shiftwork, helplessness and depression

D Healy1, D S Minors, J M Waterhouse

  • 1Academic Sub-Department of Psychological Medicine, North Wales Hospital, Denbigh, Clwyd, UK.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|September 1, 1993
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First-time shiftwork significantly altered student nurses' neurovegetative function, sense of control, and psychosomatic complaints. These changes impact depression hypotheses and future study designs.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Chronobiology

Background:

  • Shiftwork is common in healthcare professions.
  • The impact of initial shiftwork exposure on psychological and physiological well-being is not fully understood.
  • Circadian rhythm disruptions are linked to mood disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of first-time shiftwork on student nurses.
  • To examine changes in neurovegetative function, perceived criticism, sense of purpose and control, and psychosomatic complaints.
  • To explore implications for depression research and methodology.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 43 student nurses experiencing shiftwork for the first time was studied.
  • Perceptions of neurovegetative function, criticism, purpose, control, and psychosomatic complaints were tracked.

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  • Longitudinal data collection was employed to monitor changes over the shiftwork period.

    • Main Results:

    • First-time shiftwork led to significant alterations in all measured variables.
    • Marked changes were observed in neurovegetative function and psychosomatic complaints.
    • Perceptions of criticism, purpose, and control were also notably affected.

    Conclusions:

    • Initial shiftwork experiences can profoundly impact student nurses' well-being.
    • Findings support the relevance of circadian rhythm disruption in depression.
    • Methodological considerations for future psychosocial and cognitive depression studies are highlighted.