Cortisol Awakening Response and Stress in Female Nurses on Monthly Shift Rotations: A Longitudinal Study

Table 1

Basic information of shift nurses.

Characteristics		Value (%)
Religion
None	20	48.8
Buddhism/Taoism	17	41.5
Christianity/Catholicism	4	9.8
Marital status
Married	2	4.9
Single or divorced	39	95.1
Educational background
Junior college	12	29.3
University or above	29	70.7
Years of service
1-3 years	18	43.9
3-5 years	9	22.0
5-7 years	8	19.5
Over 7 years	6	14.6
	Median	Range
Age (years)	25	21-40