The impact of long work hours and shift work on cognitive errors in nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Rhéaume ◽  
Jane Mullen
Keyword(s):  
Shift Work ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Cognitive Errors ◽  
Long Work Hours ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Shift Work and Long Work Hours on Employers’ Health Care Costs

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 1006-1010
Author(s):  
Megan McHugh ◽  
Dustin D. French ◽  
Mary M. Kwasny ◽  
Claude R. Maechling ◽  
Jane L. Holl
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Health Care Costs ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Long Work Hours ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care Costs

Shift work and overtime across a career in law enforcement: a 15-year study

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-212
Author(s):  
Samantha M. Riedy ◽  
Desta Fekedulegn ◽  
Bryan Vila ◽  
Michael Andrew ◽  
John M. Violanti
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Night Shift ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Work Hours

PurposeTo characterize changes in work hours across a career in law enforcement.Design/methodology/approachN = 113 police officers enrolled in the BCOPS cohort were studied. The police officers started their careers in law enforcement between 1994 and 2001 at a mid-sized, unionized police department in northwestern New York and continued to work at this police department for at least 15 years. Day-by-day work history records were obtained from the payroll department. Work hours, leave hours and other pay types were summarized for each calendar year across their first 15 years of employment. Linear mixed-effects models with a random intercept over subject were used to determine if there were significant changes in pay types over time.FindingsA total of 1,617 individual-years of data were analyzed. As the police officers gained seniority at the department, they worked fewer hours and fewer night shifts. Total paid hours did not significantly change due to seniority-based increases in vacation time. Night shift work was increasingly in the form of overtime as officers gained seniority. Overtime was more prevalent at the beginning of a career and after a promotion from police officer to detective.Originality/valueShiftwork and long work hours have negative effects on sleep and increase the likelihood of on-duty fatigue and performance impairment. The results suggest that there are different points within a career in law enforcement where issues surrounding shiftwork and long work hours may be more prevalent. This has important implications for predicting fatigue, developing effective countermeasures and measuring fatigue-related costs.

scholarly journals Long work hours of mothers and fathers are linked to increased risk for overweight and obesity among preschool children: longitudinal evidence from Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (8) ◽  
pp. 723-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianghong Li ◽  
Till Kaiser ◽  
Matthias Pollmann-Schult ◽  
Lyndall Strazdins
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Childhood Overweight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Child Overweight ◽  
Long Work Hours ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundMost existing studies on maternal employment and childhood overweight/obesity are from the USA. They are predominantly cross-sectional and show a consistent linear association between the two. Less is known about the joint impact of fathers’ and mothers’ work hours on childhood overweight and obesity.ObjectivesTo examine the impact of maternal and paternal work hours on overweight/obesity among children aged 1–6 years in Germany using longitudinal data.MethodsChild body weight and height and their parents’ work hours were collected for 2413 children at ages 0–1, ages 2–3 and ages 5–6. Overweight and obesity was defined using the body mass index percentiles based on the Cole LMS-Method. Random effects model was conducted, adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic and health characteristics of parents and children.ResultsCompared with non-employment, when mothers worked 35 or more hours per week, the risk for child overweight and obesity increased among preschool children. When fathers worked 55 or more hours per week, this effect was strengthened and maternal part-time hours (24–34 per week) also became a risk for child overweight and obesity. The effect was mainly found in high-income families.ConclusionsBoth mothers’ and fathers’ long work hours matter to young children’s overweight status. Employment protection and work time regulation for both working parents during the first 6 years of the child’s life should be considered in future policy.

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