Influence of shift work in process industry on workers' occupational health, productivity, and family and social life: An ergonomic approach

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kishor K. Dhande ◽  
Sunil Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Process Industry ◽  
Work In Process

Effect of Shift Work on Worker's Health, Family and Social Life at a Automobile Manufacturing Plant

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyungjoon Chun ◽  
Mi A Son ◽  
Yongchul Kim ◽  
Eunyeon Cho ◽  
Jiyong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Manufacturing Plant ◽  
Automobile Manufacturing

scholarly journals The Impact of Shift Work on Occupational Health Indicators among Professionally Active Adults: A Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11290
Author(s):  
Henrique Pereira ◽  
Gergely Fehér ◽  
Antal Tibold ◽  
Samuel Monteiro ◽  
Vítor Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Adults

The analysis of the impact of shift work on occupational health still needs further contributions. Therefore, we developed this research with the purpose of assessing the impact of shift work on occupational health indicators, namely burnout, work-engagement, occupational self-efficacy, and mental health functioning (symptoms of depression and anxiety), by comparing workers who did shift work (44.2% of participants) with workers who did not (55.8% of participants). A total of 695 Portuguese professionally active adults between 18 and 73 years of age (Mage = 37.71; SD = 12.64) participated in this study and completed a survey containing a sociodemographic questionnaire and four occupational health measures: The Burnout Assessment Tool, The Work-Engagement questionnaire (UWES), The Occupational Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and the BSI-18 for mental health symptoms. Results showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) for all indicators, demonstrating that participants who worked shifts presented lower scores of work-engagement and occupational self-efficacy, and higher scores of burnout, depression, and anxiety when compared to participants who did not work shifts. Linear regressions showed that shift work explained significant but low percentages of anxiety symptoms, low work-engagement, depression symptoms, low occupational self-efficacy, and burnout. We concluded that non-standard working hours (by shifts) are detrimental to employee occupational health, by increasing the risk of anxiety and depression levels, and burnout, and by reducing work-engagement (as a well-being indicator) and occupational self-efficacy perceptions.

scholarly journals Shift-work: a review of the health consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-79
Author(s):  
Ana Silva ◽  
André Silva ◽  
J. Duarte ◽  
J. Torres da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Cognitive State ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Excessive Sleepiness ◽  
Shift Schedules ◽  
The Individual

Shift work has become a common practice across many sectors during the past decades as a result of the growing demands of human life. There are many possibilities to organize shift schedules, however, all of them, some more than others, impose serious impacts on the individual´s health, social life and organization level. Thus, we conducted a review using Scopus, Science Direct and Web of Science, and using the keywords and criteria deemed appropriate, with the main objective of identifying the main consequences that have been positively associated with shift work at several domains to this day.  The results of this review indicated that shift work and everything that this type of work implies, can lead to severe health consequences, namely sleep disorders, psychiatric disorders, gastrointestinal disturbances, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, urologic disorders and even some types of cancer. These health consequences arise due to the disruption of the circadian clock system, which is associated with alterations at genetic level. Moreover, shift work also causes impacts in social life, as the individual may experience more difficulties in socializing with family and friends, which may lead to isolation and organization level, as excessive sleepiness, stress and dissatisfaction may lead to a detriment of the performance and alertness, which may result in more accidents. In conclusion, considering the nefarious effects that this type of organization of working time can impose, primarily for the worker, but also for the worker’s family and also organization in which this works, it is crucial that the organization seek to protect the worker safety and health, which can be achieved by consultation the working physician but also with the use of tools that allow monitoring the worker health and general cognitive state.

scholarly journals "OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ON THE RAILWAY: SHIFT WORK, BURNOUT, SLEEP AND WORK-FAMILY INTERACTION"

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 221-228
Author(s):  
Sérgio Ferreira ◽  
Cristina Queirós ◽  
Vítor Martins
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Family Interaction ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Work Burnout

scholarly journals Investigating shift work disorder among workers of Hamadan Glass Factory in 2017

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Shabanian ◽  
M Gholipour ◽  
M Amrollahi ◽  
N Hasheminejad
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Glass Factory ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Other Information

Introduction: Shift work is an occupational stressor that influences some workforce. The present study examined shift work disorders among people who work in Hamadan Glass Factory. Materials and Methods: Participants included 210 workers (130 shift workers and 80 day-workers) of Hamadan Glass Factory. The survey of shift workers (SOS) was used to collect information on respondents’ demographic background, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, psychological disorders, sleep-related problems, musculoskeletal disorders, and adverse effects of shift work on individual, family, and social life. Other information was obtained by studying participating workers’ medical records in the same year. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16. Results: The results indicated significant relationships between shift work and variables such as sleeplessness, sleep quality and quantity, stomachache, and diet. Concerning background variables (age, work experience, and marital status), the results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant relationship between age and musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal disorders. Moreover, the results of the Fisher test demonstrated a significant association between work experience and social problems; but none of these background variables were connected with sleep disorders. Considering the effect of shift work (morning, evening, and night) on personal, family, social life, and alertness, chi-square results revealed significance among the three shift-work types. Incidence was higher in night shifts than in morning and evening shifts. Conclusion: The findings showed that shift work is more likely to lead to sleep disorders and gastrointestinal diseases, risk of diabetes, infectious diseases, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular disorders than day-work. Shift workers encounter more social problems than novice shift workers. 

scholarly journals Impacts of shift work: A study in textile companies in Portugal

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
I. S. Silva ◽  
J. Keating ◽  
D. Costa
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Night Shift ◽  
The Other ◽  
Work Schedules ◽  
Textile Workers ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Work Shifts ◽  
Morning Shift

Shift work, especially if it involves night work and/or weekend work, may represent disadvantages for workers and their families at the level of family, social life, and health. The present study evaluates the impacts of three work shifts (morning, afternoon and night) on sleep, family and social life as well as satisfaction with work schedules. In total, 373 Portuguese textile workers participated in this study; all were men. The results indicated that night shift workers had greater sleep disturbances and less satisfaction with their work schedules. On the other hand, morning shift workers were most satisfied with family and social life in association with their work schedules. Based on the results, implications of the practice have been reflected.

Breastfeeding Of Shift Working Mothers: a Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rina Puspita Sari ◽  
Siti Robeatul Adawiyah
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Working Mother ◽  
Colaizzi's Method ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Work Method

Introduction: Working mother has a dual role as a worker and caring for children including the fulfillment of breastfeeding (infants aged 0-24 months). The shift work method has the risk of fatigue and stress thus affect milk production. The shift work method requires working mother to have more effective time management for direct breastfeeding and pumping breast milk. Objective: Obtain a description of breastfeeding experience of shift working mother. Method: The phenomenological approach was used in this qualitative research. Selection of participants using a purposive sampling method of 8 people. In-depth interviews were used in data collection and then analyzed using Colaizzi's method. Results: The qualitative thematic analyses included the following: (1) breastfeeding motivation of shift working mother, (2) problem occurs of breastfeeding period of shift working mother, 3) shift working mother strategic to resolve the problems, and (4) source and form of supports. Conclusion: The support needed by working mothers is flexible time for breastmilk pumps, comfortable lactation rooms, consistent shift schedule arrangements, and assistance from occupational health nurses in companies. The results of this study can be used as the basis for occupational health providing nursing interventions such as education, counseling and advocacy to management. 

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