Salivary Biomarker Profiles and Chronic Fatigue among Nurses Working Rotation Shifts: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Although nurses’ fatigue affects their well-being and patient safety, no effective objective measurements exist. We explored the profiles of salivary biomarkers associated with nurses’ chronic fatigue across several shifts. This longitudinal study involved 45 shiftwork nurses and collected their sal...

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Main Authors: Shinya Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Naotaka Sugimura, Inaho Shishido, Issei Konya, Tomoko Fujita, Yuichi Yoshimitsu, Shintaro Kato, Yoichi M. Ito, Rika Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Healthcare
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1416