Pain complaints after consecutive nights and quick returns in Norwegian nurses working three-shift rotation: an observational study.
Maria KatsifarakiKristian Bernhard NilsenJan Olav ChristensenMorten WærstedStein KnardahlBjørn BjorvatnMikko HärmäDagfinn MatrePublished in: BMJ open (2020)
For five of six pain complaints, the hypotheses were not supported by the current data. For headache, we found potential support for a sleep-relieving effect on headache after working several nights in a row. Pain complaints were not instigated or exacerbated by an evening-to-morning transition between shifts.