Shift work, health, the working time regulations and health assessments

Shift work, health, the working time regulations and health assessments.

Shift work and night work in particular have been associated with sleep difficulties, general malaise, fatigue, peptic ulceration, ischaemic heart disease, cigarette smoking and adverse pregnancy outcome. The medical conditions previously regarded as making individuals unsuitable for shift work show wide ranging patho-physiological activity and there is no published evidence for any such condit...

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...

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...

Comparing the mental health of housewives and day shift working women in Yazd County, Iran, 2010

  Background: There are studies reporting the adverse effects of working outside the house on women’s mental health. As the mental health is affected by the structure and culture of each society, this study was conducted to compare the mental health of housewives and working woman in Yazd county, Iran (2010).   Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in Yaz...

Health assessments urged for federal laws and regulations.