Table 1.
Baseline (2008/2009) descriptive statistics by work time schedule in a sample of Norwegian nurses (n=2028)
| Variable | Work schedule (n=2006*) | ||
| Shift work with nights (n=1299) |
Shift work without nights (n=612) |
Only day work (n=95) |
|
| Sex, n (column %) | |||
| Female | 1171 (90.2) | 558 (91.2) | 86 (91.5) |
| Male | 128 (9.9) | 54 (8.8) | 8 (8.5) |
| Age, years, n (col %) | |||
| 21–29 | 654 (50.4) | 295 (48.4) | 12 (12.6) |
| 30–39 | 469 (36.2) | 178 (29.2) | 58 (61.1) |
| ≥40 | 174 (13.4) | 137 (22.5) | 25 (26.3) |
| Marital status, n (col %) | |||
| Partner | 888 (68.9) | 436 (71.4) | 75 (79.8) |
| Single | 401 (31.1) | 175 (28.6) | 19 (20.2) |
| Children living at home | |||
| Yes | 534 (42.6) | 259 (44.0) | 67 (72.8) |
| No | 721 (57.5) | 330 (56.0) | 25 (27.2) |
| Work experience (years) | |||
| <1 | 335 (25.9) | 232 (38.0) | 3 (3.2) |
| 1–2 | 321 (24.8) | 180 (29.5) | 6 (6.4) |
| 3–5 | 266 (20.6) | 78 (12.8) | 11 (11.7) |
| 6–10 | 296 (22.9) | 97 (15.9) | 54 (57.5) |
| >10 | 76 (5.9) | 23 (3.8) | 20 (21.3) |
| Per cent of full position | |||
| <50% | 48 (3.7) | 39 (6.4) | 3 (3.2) |
| 50%–75% | 450 (34.8) | 161 (26.4) | 7 (7.4) |
| 76%–90% | 191 (14.8) | 89 (14.6) | 10 (10.5) |
| >90% | 605 (46.8) | 322 (52.7) | 75 (79.0) |
| Type of workplace | |||
| Hospital-based care | 1183 (94.6) | 348 (61.1) | 80 (95.2) |
| Community-based care | 67 (5.4) | 222 (39.0) | 4 (4.8) |
| Job demands† | 14.3 (2.6) | 13.6 (2.8) | 14.0 (3.0) |
| Second job | |||
| Yes | 198 (15.3) | 106 (17.4) | 8 (8.4) |
| No | 1095 (84.7) | 502 (82.6) | 87 (91.6) |
| Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression‡ | |||
| Yes | 236 (18.2) | 124 (20.4) | 19 (20.2) |
| No | 1058 (81.8) | 485 (79.6) | 75 (79.8) |
*Twenty-two had missing information on work schedule at baseline.
†Exposure to psychological job demands based on the Swedish-Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire.
‡Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.