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