Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics among nurses (n = 694).
| No Change in Work Schedule | Any Change in Work Schedule | Total Sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| Descriptive information | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 523 (91.4) | 99 (82.5 *) | 624 (89.9) | |||
| Male | 48 (8.4) | 19 (15.8) | 67 (9.7) | |||
| Age | 44.6 (8.6) | 45.3 (7.9) | 44.8 (8.5) | |||
| Cohabitation | ||||||
| Living with partner | 445 (78.3) | 94 (78.3) | 541 (78.4) | |||
| Living without partner | 123 (21.7) | 26 (21.7) | 149 (21.6) | |||
| Children living in household | ||||||
| No children | 384 (67.3) | 87 (73.1) | 472 (68.2) | |||
| Child/children in household | 187 (32.7) | 32 (26.9) | 220 (31.8) | |||
| Percentage of full time equivalent | ||||||
| 50–75% | 67 (11.7) | 18 (15.0) | 86 (12.4) | |||
| 76–90% | 137 (24.0) | 13 (10.8) | 150 (21.0) | |||
| >90% | 368 (64.3) | 89 (74.2) | 458 (66.0) | |||
| Outcome variables | ||||||
| Sleep quality dichotomized | ||||||
| Equal or better | 494 (86.4) | 85 (70.8) | 580 (83.6) | |||
| Worse | 78 (13.6) | 35 (29.2) | 114 (16.4) | |||
| Sleep duration dichotomized | ||||||
| No change or increased | 524 (91.9) | 87 (72.5) | 612 (88.4) | |||
| Reduced | 46 (8.0) | 33 (27.5) | 80 (11.6) | |||
| Turnover intention | ||||||
| Yes | 45 (7.9) | 22 (18.3) | 67 (9.7) | |||
| No | 472 (83.1) | 88 (73.3) | 562 (81.4) | |||
| Don’t know | 51 (9.0) | 10 (8.3) | 61 (8.8) | |||
Note. SD, standard deviation. The table presents descriptive information from those who worked rotating shifts (two-part shifts (e.g., day and evening shifts) or three-part shifts (e.g., day, evening, and night shifts), had at least a 50% position, and who reported that they worked as a nurse at the time the survey was conducted. Change in the work schedule in this context could refer to whether the nurses have had an increase in long workdays (more than 8 h), fewer days off between work periods, increase in night shifts, increase in quick returns, increase in evening shifts, or increase in day shifts. * Two females reported missing for any change in the work schedule.