Neurological Disorders

Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan

Publications

• Research   
  Acceleration Plethysmography (APG) Correlate with Moods in Nursing Workers with Fatigue and Stress after Work
  Author(s): Miki Ishizuka*, Shin-ichiro Katsuda and Akihiro Hazama
  
  Purpose: Fatigue or stress in the workplace is a serious problem. The purpose of this study is, in order to understand characteristics of fatigue and stress, to assess the correlation between the physiological and psychological fatigue of healthy nurses during normal work. Methods: 51 healthy nurses and 24 controls were recruited. Participants were randomly allocated two groups: the new nursing worker (NNW) group with less than 3 years of working (n=25) and the expert nursing workers (ENW) group with more than 3 years of working (n=26). We examined nurses’ physiology: Acceleration Plethysmography (APG) and Blood Pressure (BP) and psychology: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Mood Inventory Scale (MIS) before and after a normal workday. Results: The VAS increased significantly, in all groups. In the NNW .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.10.5.493

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