Impact of night shift work on anxiety in IT professionals

Abstract

A number of different psychological disorders have been found in night shift work including insomnia, anxiety, depression. Aims: The purpose of the present study was to assess the level of anxiety in night shift IT professionals. Settings and Design: The cross sectional design study consists of sample 100 employee (50night shift+50day shift) recruited from two different IT company based in Bangalore, India. Their age ranged from 22 to 34 years. Methods and Material: The Assessment packets include questionnaire such as Spielberger’s State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The data analysis has shown that night shift IT workers has more anxiety levels than Day shift workers and poor quality of life. Conclusions: Night shift IT professionals have more anxiety level than day shift IT professions.