Association of 12 h shifts and nurses’ job satisfaction, burnout and intention to leave: findings from a cross-sectional study of 12 European countries

Objectives12 h shifts are becoming increasingly common for hospital nurses but there is concern that long shifts adversely affect nurses’ well-being, job satisfaction and intention to leave their job. The aim of this study is to examine the association between working long shifts and burnout, job di...

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Published in:BMJ open Vol. 5; no. 9; p. e008331
Main Authors: Dall'Ora, Chiara, Griffiths, Peter, Ball, Jane, Simon, Michael, Aiken, Linda H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2015
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:
Adult
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Europe - epidemiology
Female
Flexibility
Health Services Research
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Nurses
Nurses - psychology
Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Nursing care
Patient Safety - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Personnel Turnover - statistics & numerical data
Shift work
Work Schedule Tolerance - psychology
Workforce planning
Working hours
Workload - psychology
Workload - statistics & numerical data
Europe
United States > US
STATISTICS & RESEARCH METHODS
ISSN:2044-6055, 2044-6055
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Summary:Objectives12 h shifts are becoming increasingly common for hospital nurses but there is concern that long shifts adversely affect nurses’ well-being, job satisfaction and intention to leave their job. The aim of this study is to examine the association between working long shifts and burnout, job dissatisfaction, dissatisfaction with work schedule flexibility and intention to leave current job among hospital nurses.MethodsCross-sectional survey of 31 627 registered nurses in 2170 general medical/surgical units within 488 hospitals across 12 European countries.ResultsNurses working shifts of ≥12 h were more likely than nurses working shorter hours (≤8) to experience burnout, in terms of emotional exhaustion (adjusted OR (aOR)=1.26; 95% CI 1.09 to 1.46), depersonalisation (aOR=1.21; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.47) and low personal accomplishment (aOR=1.39; 95% CI 1.20 to 1.62). Nurses working shifts of ≥12 h were more likely to experience job dissatisfaction (aOR=1.40; 95% CI 1.20 to 1.62), dissatisfaction with work schedule flexibility (aOR=1.15; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.35) and report intention to leave their job due to dissatisfaction (aOR=1.29; 95% CI 1.12 to 1.48).ConclusionsLonger working hours for hospital nurses are associated with adverse outcomes for nurses. Some of these adverse outcomes, such as high burnout, may pose safety risks for patients as well as nurses.
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ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008331