Differential effects of 8 and 12 hour non-rotating shifts on alertness, sleep and health of public safety workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Aydin Z ; Lieber S ; Sengupta A
• Description:
  Shiftwork causes disruption in circadian and social rhythms of the shift workers. Extended hours shifts and non-rotating (permanent) shifts are increasingly being adopted in police agencies across United States. The aim of this study was to evaluate alertness, sleep, and wellness of workers in permanent shift systems in a public safety department. A self-reported questionnaire survey was administered to 39 police and security officers working in 8 and 12 h permanent shifts. When compared with the 8 h shift, 12 h shift work was associated with a significantly lower alertness level (p = 0.076), lesser sleep duration (p = 0.023), more perceived sleep insufficiency (p = 0.088), more perceived negative effect of shift type on sleep (p = 0.037), and higher frequency of back or lower back pain (p = 0.005). The results of this study are potentially useful when designing interventions to improve shift work experience. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Law Enforcement Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Shiftwork; Permanent Shift; Alertness; Sleep; Wellness Work Schedules; Shift Workers; Sleep Deprivation; Worker Health; Police Officers; Circadian Rhythms; Work-life Balance; Questionnaires;
• ISBN:
  9783319960883
• ISSN:
  2194-5357
• Publisher:
  Springer
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  819
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065797
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018): Volume II: Safety and Health, Slips, Trips and Falls, (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). Bagnara S, Tartaglia R, Albolino S, Alexander T, Fujita Y, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2018 Aug; 819:522-531
• Contact Point Address:
  Arijit Sengupta, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 07079, USA
• Email:
  sengupta@njit.edu
• Editor(s):
  Bagnara S; Tartaglia R; Albolino S; Alexander T; Fujita Y
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018): Volume II: Safety and Health, Slips, Trips and Falls, (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing)
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a2112655fa0db74b309159500e6bd56774636eba4f3d2e75528b90194037547f1dae5660f703d21fcce7429410f519d85ad38ca26b9ae10fa5c65f87d903ac30
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248863/cdc_248863_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.20 MB ]