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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 8 (2021), Article ID 8:IJNCP-344, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/344
Original Article
A Comparison of Fatigue, Level of Physical Activity, and Sleep Quality in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Nurses Working 16-Hour Night Shifts in Japan

Narumi Ooshige*,1, Tae Yamaguchi1, Mitsuyo Nakashima2, Ryohei Kimura3, Takuro Tobina1, Miyuki Nagamatsu3 and Yumiko Kuraoka3

1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, University of Nagasaki, Nagasaki 851-2195, Japan
2Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, University of Fukuoka, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
3Department of Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Fukuoka 811-4157, Japan
Prof. Narumi Ooshige, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, Department of Nursing, University of Nagasaki, 1-1-1 Manabino Nisisonogi-gun, Nagasaki 851-2195, Japan, Tel/Fax: +81-958-13-5175; E-mail: n-ooshige@sun.ac.jp
21 August 2021; 06 September 2021; 08 September 2021
Ooshige N, Yamaguchi T, Nakashima M, Kimura R, Tobina T, et al. (2021) A Comparison of Fatigue, Level of Physical Activity, and Sleep Quality in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Nurses Working 16-Hour Night Shifts in Japan. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 8: 344. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2021/344
This research was supported by a Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (No.19K10845).

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