Table 2: Changes and differences of five fatigue symptoms in recovery group and non-recovery group from pre night shift to post-holiday.
Mann-Whitney U test
Data were expressed as median (25th-75th)
Evaluation point | pre night shift | P-value | post night shift | P-value | pre holiday | P-value | post holiday | P-value |
Group | recovery group | non-recovery | Recovery group | non-recovery | Recovery group | non-recovery | Recovery group | non-recovery |
Drowsiness (points) | 9.0 (5.3-12.5) | 9.0 (6.0-12.0) | P=0.758 | 16.0 (11.5-21.0) | 17.0 (14.0-22.0) | P=0.232 | 8.0 (5.0-15.0) | 11.0 (7.5-16.5) | P<0.05 | 7.0 (5.0-10.0) | 14.0 (9.5-18.0) | P<0.001 |
Instability (points) | 7.5 (5.0-12.8) | 8.0 (5.0-11.0) | P=0.724 | 7.0 (5.0-12.0) | 9.0 (6.0-13.0) | P=0.198 | 5.0 (5.0-6.8) | 6.0 (5.0-10.0) | P<0.05 | 5.0 (5.0-6.8) | 8.0 (5.0-12.0) | P<0.001 |
Uneasiness (points) | 6.5 (5.0-9.8) | 7.0 (5.0-10.0) | P=0.888 | 9.0 (7.0-12.0) | 11.0 (7.3-14.8) | P=0.107 | 5.5 (5.0-8.0) | 8.0 (6.0-11.8) | P<0.01 | 5.0 (5.0-6.0) | 8.0 (6.0-13.8) | P<0.001 |
Dullness (points) | 7.0 (5.0-11.0) | 8.0 (6.0-10.0) | P=0.793 | 13.5 (9.0-16.8) | 14.0 (12.0-17.0) | P=0.309 | 7.0 (5.0-11.0) | 10.0 (6.5-13.0) | P<0.01 | 6.0 (5.0-9.8) | 11.0 (8.0-14.0) | P<0.001 |
Eyestrain (points) | 5.0 (5.0-8.0) | 6.0 (5.0-10.0) | P=0.126 | 10.0 (7.0-15.0) | 14.0 (10.0-20.0) | P<0.01 | 5.0 (5.0-7.8) | 8.0 (5.5-13.0) | P<0.01 | 5.0 (5.0-6.0) | 11.0 (6.5-16.5) | P<0.001 |