Shift work and long-term injury among police officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Hartley TA ; Vila B ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Objective: Our previous work has suggested that the incidence of any occurrence of injury leave among police officers is higher on night shifts. In this study, we extended our inquiry to determine whether the incidence of long-term injury leave varies across shifts. Methods: Police officers (N=419) from an urban department were included in the analysis. Daily payroll work history data from 1994-2010 was collected. Injury leave duration was examined ranging from >1 - >90 days. Poisson regression models were used to compute incidence rates (IR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) of long-term injury. Results: Cumulative incidence of injury for different durations of leave defined as >1, >5, >10, >15, >30, and >90 days were 61.3%, 45.4%, 39.9%, 33.9%, 26.5%, and 9.6% respectively. Age-and gender adjusted IRR of long-term injury (>90 days) for night versus day shifts was IRR 3.12, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.35.7.21 and IRR 2.21, 95% CI 1.04.4.68, for night versus afternoon shifts. Among all durations examined, the largest IRR was for injury >90 days, night versus day shifts (IRR 3.12, 95% CI 1.35.7.21). Conclusions: Night shift work was significantly associated with long-term injury among police officers after adjustment for age and gender. Although type of injury was not available, it is possible that variation in injury type across shifts might account for some of this association. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Fatigue Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Atypical Work Hour Author Keywords: Accident Prevention BCOPS Injuries Law Enforcement Occupational Injury Police Officers Shift Work Sleep Deprivation Work History Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  361-368
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043065
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 2013 Jul; 39(4):361-368
• Contact Point Address:
  John M. Violanti, Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14214
• Email:
  violanti@buffalo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b0118950963bf708153bcc2815734c232e1a15f97cd38dedb6f9b84800bfdb923a903df01e3635c1e9955aee6326a0d2f4253266cda52005a3c1004ccc23e897
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195083/cdc_195083_DS1.pdf
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