Health effects of shift work and extended hours of work

Shift work and health.

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...

Adverse health effects of shift work and shift work sleep disorder

Dialogue and Diagnosis // March 2012 hift work has existed for nearly the entirety of recorded human history, albeit limited to the realm of the common soldier or sailor prior to the late 19th century. The invention of commercially practical incandescent lighting in 1879 is often cited as the factor that allowed widespread shift work to become a reality. Since then, the prevalence of shift work...

Shift Work and Health Problems

which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Shift work is a reasonably common form of employment and recently, the number of shift workers has increased rapidly. A Korean working condition survey reported that the proportion of employees involved in shift work increased from 7.2% in Many diseases and h...

Shift Work and Extended Working Hours as Risk Factors for Occupational Injury

The aim of this review is to examine the effect of shift work and extended working hours on occupational injuries. A calculation based on four studies shows that the risk of occupational injury during afternoon shifts was 6% lower than that during morning shifts. The same kind of calculation showed that the risk of occupational injury during night shifts was 15% lower than during morning shifts...

Hours of Work