INTRODUCTION This paper investigates the literature regarding the impact of shift work on prehospital emergency providers. While the issue of shift work has been thoroughly investigated in other health disciplines, this is not the case for the paramedic discipline, particularly in the Australian context. OBJECTIVE To identify the literature available on prehospital providers regarding the eff...

The preceding article1 has laid the foundations for understanding the difficulties of jet-lag and shiftworker's malaise and for appreciating the various countermeasures other than chronobiotics (drugs that alter rhythms). Several approaches have met with some success. One of the major difficulties in this area is the uncontrollable nature of field studies on jet-lag and our inability to simulat...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and the level of complementary and supplementary person-organization fit (P-O fit). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study sample was a group of 600 Polish workers, urban residents aged 19-65. Level of P-O fit was measured using the Subjective Person-Organization Fit Questionnaire by Czarnota-Bo...

BACKGROUND Although shift work is necessary in many health-care settings, research suggests that it can have detrimental effects on performance in health-care providers. AIMS To determine if a change in decision-making occurred across a 12-h day shift in a sample of registered nurses. METHODS The participants were nurses working a 12-h day shift (7 a.m.-7 p.m.) at a large hospital in the so...

Shift work is an integral part of many offshore jobs. While a considerable body of evidence exists concerning the impact of shift work in general, much less research has been directed specifically at the offshore workplace. This brief review attempts to highlight some of the work that has particular application to this environment, relating to physical health, psychosocial well-being and safety...