Interpretation of Hospital Nurse Fatigue Using Latent Profile Analysis

ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2016 Jul-Sep;39(3):E1-E16. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000130.

Abstract

There has been a lack of consensus in the literature related to the conceptualization, definition, and measurement of hospital nurse fatigue. Using latent profile analysis, the Hospital Nurse Force Theory provided a conceptual format to identify 3 profiles of nurse fatigue from subjective reports of hospital patient care nurses in a survey cohort. All fatigue and adaptation variables demonstrated significant inverse relationships. Describing nurse fatigue in profiles that include measures of acute, chronic, physical, and mental fatigue dimensions provided a new and expanded view of nurse fatigue to monitor trends comprehensively and evaluate fatigue risk management strategies.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Fatigue / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nursing Research
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / psychology*
  • Workload / psychology*