background andobjectives: nurses comprise a majority of healthcare professionals. therefore, their quality of life can directly impact the performance of health system at different level. the aim of this study was to explore the potential impact of work shift on physical, mental, and social aspects of nurses’ health.   methods: a sample of 300 nurses from hospitals of the rasht city situated in...

conclusions findings of this study showed the importance of psychological hardiness in maintaining mental health. special attention should be paid to maintaining and improving the mental health of workers in the pars special economic energy zone. one of the main principles involved in the sustainable and integrated development of a company is healthy human resources in all aspects, including ph...

conclusions according to the findings of this study, there is no relationship between shift work and changes in serum tg and cholesterol. the lack of relationship can be due to shift plans for shift workers, nutrition, or the “healthy heart project” at isfahan mobarakeh steel company. results the results showed a significant difference in cholesterol levels between shift workers and day workers...

in recent decades, the issue of stress and its negative consequences such as violence in the workplace, increased accidents at work, absenteeism and burnout, have deleterious effects on the efficiency and economy. the aim of this study was to determine the occupational stress of pelletizing industry workers and its determinants. this study was descriptive-analytical and cross sectional. among w...

in order to investigate the combined effects of shift work and heat stress on the physiological parameters, such as heart rate (hr) and body temperature (bt), a hot-dry working environment was investigated for 53 workers in foundry workshops. in this study wet bulb globe temperature index (wbgt) was measured and along with that simultaneously heart rate and oral temperature were checked in 3 sh...

This study aimed to explore the association between shift work and work-related injuries. We collected data on workers from an electronics factory. This cross-sectional study included 13,610 subjects, who were assessed based on a self-reported questionnaire about their shift work experiences, work-related injuries, and other covariates. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate ...

OBJECTIVES This article describes the characteristics of shift workers and compares stress factors and health behaviours of shift and regular daytime workers. Based on an analysis of people followed over four years, associations between the incidence of chronic conditions and changes in psychological distress levels are explored in relation to working shift. DATA SOURCES Data are from the 200...

in today’s advanced world resulting from the improvement of technology, societies tend to encounter a large number of problems and accidents. as we know, university’s security personnel are classified as shift workers and are exposed to health disturbing factors. the aim of this study was investigation of shift work disorders among security personnel of the hospitals affiliated to shiraz univer...