Objective: To analyze the factors of the constitusions in shift-worker nurses. Method: It was a questionnaire survey and collected the distribution of constitution in shift-worker nurses at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital by structured questionnaires. Results: This study revealed that the severity of Liver-qi stagnated syndrome (LQSS) and Liver-fire ascending syndrome (LFAS) in shiftworking nurses had a significantly positive correlation with night-shift working (P < 0.001, OR = 1.823) & (P < 0.001, OR = 2.021). Besides, LQSS had a significantly negative correlation with dayshift working (P = 0.002, OR = 0.588), age (P = 0.005, OR = 0.731), and working years (P = 0.008, OR = 0.652); The other LFAS had a significantly negative correlation with day-shift working (P = 0.001, OR = 0.615) and working years (P = 0.038, OR = 0.832). Conclusions: Shift-worker nurses appeared to have their constitutional type change and got LFAS and LQSS more easily under long term night-shift working. The working time of nursing staff should be rotating eight-hour-shift work, and it should not be in night shift work for a long time to avoid affecting physical and mental health.
Objective: To analyze the factors of the constitusions in shift-worker nurses. Method: It was a questionnaire survey and collected the distribution of constitution in shift-worker nurses at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital by structured questionnaires. Results: This study revealed that the severity of Liver-qi stagnated syndrome (LQSS) and Liver-fire ascending syndrome (LFAS) in shiftworking nurses had a significantly positive correlation with night-shift working (P < 0.001, OR = 1.823) & (P < 0.001, OR = 2.021). Besides, LQSS had a significantly negative correlation with dayshift working (P = 0.002, OR = 0.588), age (P = 0.005, OR = 0.731), and working years (P = 0.008, OR = 0.652); The other LFAS had a significantly negative correlation with day-shift working (P = 0.001, OR = 0.615) and working years (P = 0.038, OR = 0.832). Conclusions: Shift-worker nurses appeared to have their constitutional type change and got LFAS and LQSS more easily under long term night-shift working. The working time of nursing staff should be rotating eight-hour-shift work, and it should not be in night shift work for a long time to avoid affecting physical and mental health.