background and objectives: shift working has the potential to negatively influence the quality of work life among nurses. the purpose of this study was to investigate the outbreak of shift work-related disorders and the relationship between shift work and job satisfaction in nurses of ilam university’s subsidiary hospitals, in order to identify potential strategies for decreasing risk of health...

conclusions according to the results of this study, it seems that shift work can be considered a risk factor for high blood pressure changes. it is recommended that workers who are working in shifts are more at risk and need more supervision. background several factors affect the emergence of high blood pressure, among which include environmental and occupational factors. shift work is currentl...

the main purposes of this study were to investigate health problems and their associated risk factors among employees of iranian petrochemical industries. this cross-sectional study was carried out at 21 iranian petrochemical companies. study population consisted of 3580 workers (including 44.2% shift workers and 55.8% day workers). data on personal details, shift schedule and health problems w...

The objective of this study was to identify the symptoms related to the overall health status associated with shift work in nursing and relate it to the quality of sleep. The study was performed at Hospital da Irmandade da Santa Casa in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais State. The participants were 136 nursing professionals, of an average age of 33.1 years, divided into the following categories: nu...

Shift work exerts major influences on the physiological functions of the human body. These are primarily mediated by the disruption of circadian rhythms since most body functions are circadian rhythmic. Next to the disturbances caused by changes in the circadian system, shift work has also been suggested to be related to a number of other health disorders. The present study summarizes recently ...

BACKGROUND Shift work has been associated with occupational stress in health providers and in those working in some industrial companies. The association is not well established in the law enforcement workforce. Our objective was to examine the association between shift work and police work-related stress. METHODS The number of stressful events that occurred in the previous month and year was...

Background: Nowadays, shift work is a common work schedule. Shift work has been hypothesized as a risk factor for obesity. So, identifying the effective factors on obesity is of great importance. In the present research, we are going to study the effects of shift work on obesity among military personnel in 2016. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out on 80 man military a...