12-hour shifts linked to job dissatisfaction, burnout

Editor's Note

Nurses working shifts of 12 hours or longer were more likely to report job dissatisfaction, dissatisfaction with schedule flexibility, intention to leave their current jobs, and burnout in this study.

Some of the adverse outcomes, such as high burnout, may pose safety risks for patients and the nurses, the authors say.

The study included nearly 32,000 nurses in 12 European countries.

1National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (Wessex), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 2Inselspital Bern University Hospital, Nursing Research Unit, Bern, Switzerland 3Institute of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland 4Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Correspondence to Chiara Dall'Ora; C.Dall'[email protected] Objectives 12 h shifts are becoming increasingly common for hospital nurses but there is concern that long shifts adversely affect nurses' well-being, job satisfaction and intention to leave their job.