What Aspects of Shiftwork Influence Off-Shift Well-Being of Healthcare Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes-Farrell JL ; Davies-Schrils K ; Fischer FM ; Hobbs BB ; Kaliterna L ; McGonagle A ; Milia LD ; Tepas D ; Walsh B
• Description:
  Characteristics of shiftwork schedules have implications for off-shift well-being. We examined the extent to which several shift characteristics (e.g., shift length, working sundays) are associated with three aspects of off-shift well-being: work-to-family conflict, physical well-being, and mental well-being. We also investigated whether these relationships differed in four nations. The Survey of Work and Time was completed by 906 healthcare professionals located in Australia, Brazil, Croatia, and the USA. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses supported the hypothesis that shiftwork characteristics account for significant unique variance in all three measures of well-being beyond that accounted for by work and family demands and personal characteristics. The patterns of regression weights indicated that particular shiftwork characteristics have differential relevance to indices of work-to-family conflict, physical well-being, and mental well-being. Our findings suggest that healthcare organizations should carefully consider the implications of shiftwork characteristics for off-shift well-being. Furthermore, although our findings did not indicate national differences in the nature of relationships between shift characteristics and well-being, shiftwork characteristics and demographics for healthcare professionals differ in systematic ways among nations; as such, effective solutions may be context-specific. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Health-care-personnel Health-standards Health-surveys Psychological-adaptation Psychological-responses Shift-work Shift-workers Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  0003-6870
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 8 ; South Dakota
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034687
• Citation:
  Appl Ergon 2008 Sep; 39(5):589-596
• Contact Point Address:
  Janet L. Barnes-Farrell, Department of Psychology, Unit 1020, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1020
• Email:
  Janet.Barnes-Farrell@uconn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Storrs, Storrs-Mansfield
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186800/cdc_186800_DS1.pdf
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