Introduction: Many industries need to work all day long and present full-time services. Therefore, individuals and organizations are exposed to new issues like shift work. The necessity of attention to work environment and worker’s health and job stress provoked us to conduct this study to investigate the relationship between job stress and shift work. Methods: In a descriptive and survey stud...

Background and Objective: According to previous studies shift work could desynchronize the natural circadian rhythm of the body. Although some of the internal physiologic processes become active for adaptation of the body with this desynchronization. One of these physiologic processes is endocrine system and melatonin release. This hormone is one of the most important variants which represent t...

Background: shift work may lead to different health problems due to circadian rhythm. The pattern of shift work, forward or backward, and the duration of each shift period may affect complications. This study was designed to assess and compare the health complications of different patterns of shift work in tile industry. Methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 203 shift workers in...

Background and aimsShift work is a major feature of working life that affects diverse aspects of human life. The main purposes of this study were to investigate shift work-related health problems and their risk factors among workers of "12-hour shift" schedule.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out at 8 petrochemical industries in Asalooyeh area. Study population consisted of 1203 wo...

  Background and Aim : The aim of the present study was to examine the personality variables of morning-type, rigidity, neuroticism , extroversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness as predictors of shift work tolerance in an industrial company in Ahvaz.   Methods: The sample consisted of 245 shift workers which were selected by the use of stratified random sampling. At first the pa...

Background & Objectives: Shiftwork is a social phenomenon that can have adverse effects on human life. Given the importance of the shiftwork system and caused by the related health problems, the present study was conducted to determine the health status of and shift workers in a hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in one of the hospitals in Razan (Iran). The sample siz...

Introduction: In modern societies, shift work is an essential component of daily life. Since the beginning of research in shift work, researchers have been engaged in the identification of factors predicting adjustment and adaptation to shift work. The concept of adaptation and tolerance refers mainly to the biological response in terms of circadian rhythms and performance efficiency as well as...