Work Hours and Absenteeism Among Police Officers

Fekedulegn, Desta; Burchfiel, Cecil M.; Hartley, Tara A.; Baughman, Penelope; Charles, Luenda E.; Andrew, Michael E.; Violanti, John M.

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Work Hours and Absenteeism Among Police Officers

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2013
By Fekedulegn, Desta ; Burchfiel, Cecil M. ; Hartley, Tara A. ; ...

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Int J Emerg Ment Health
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Fekedulegn, Desta ; Burchfiel, Cecil M. ; Hartley, Tara A. ; Baughman, Penelope ; Charles, Luenda E. ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Violanti, John M.
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In this study, the cross-sectional association of paid work hours with episodes of work absence was examined in a cohort of police officers. Study subjects were participants from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) study examined between 2004 and 2009. Among 395 study participants with complete data, day-by-day work history records during the one-year period prior to date of examination were used to determine episodes of one-day and three day work absence. The Negative binomial regression analysis was used to examine rate ratios (RR) of work absence. Analyses were also stratified by gender. A one-hour increase in total work hours was associated with 5% reduction in rate of one-day work absence (RR = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92 - 0.98) and with 8% reduction in rate of three-day work absence (RR = 0.92, 95% CI: 0.89 - 0.95). The association of total work hours with episodes of one-day work absence was significant only in men while the association with episodes of three-day work absence was evident in men and women. In conclusion, in this cohort of police officers, work hours were negatively associated with both durations of work absence (one-day, > or = 3 consecutive days).
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Absenteeism Adult Aged Article Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Employment Female Humans Male Middle Aged New York Police Police Officers Sex Factors Sickness Absence Time Factors Work History Work Hours
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Int J Emerg Ment Health. 15(4):267-276.
Pubmed ID:

24707589
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4676412
Document Type:

Journal Article
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200-2003-01580/PHS HHS/United States ; CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Volume:

15
Issue:

4
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:feb859739cc0065bbb06106e7475e4341ca9f7139e22594f6d909ebc9e1b344f
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36806/cdc_36806_DS1.pdf
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