Abstract
This study clear that energy expenditure for nurses in the three shift works. Subjects were ten nurses, ranging in age from 20 to 30 years (mean 23.1 years). Energy expenditure was estimated by the time study method in addition to complaining of various subjective feelings of fatigue which was assessed by 7 days. A total of 50 samples were obtained which included 22 samples for the day shift, 11 for the afternoon shift, 11 for the night shift and 6 for the holiday.
The results obtained are as follows:
(1) The time spent for physical living, social and cultural living and householed in the holiday were longer than those of in the workday. The working hours in the night shift were longest, the day shift and afternoon shift follow this.
(2) The average daily energy expenditure were 1,944kcal (38.8kal/kg) in the day shift, 1,835kcal (38.0kal/kg) in the afternoon shift, 1,956kcal (39.5kacl/kg) in the night shift and 1,854kcal (36.0kcal/kg) in the holiday.
(3) The average work energy expenditure were 885kcal (1.86kcal/kg/hr) in the day shift, 779kcal (1.77kcalkg/hr) in the afternoon shift and 837kcal (1.77kcal/kg/hr) in the night shift.
(4) The percentage of those complaining of various subjective feelings of fatigue in the afternoon shift and night shift showed higher than those of in the day shift.
