| Document ID (ISN) | 53962 |
| CIS number |
90-1036 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0267-8373 - Work and Stress |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lavie P., Chillag N., Epstein R., Tzischinsky O., Givon R., Fuchs S., Shahal B. |
| Title |
Sleep disturbances in shift-workers: a marker for maladaptation syndrome |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Mar. 1989, Vol.3, No.1, p.33-40. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
The present study investigates the association between sleep disturbances in shift workers and their general adaptation to the shift system. 316 refinery and 55 aluminium factory shift-workers participated in this study. In both plants, sleep disturbances were significantly associated with age, with dissatisfaction with working conditions and the quality of domestic life, with increased morbidity and increased high blood pressure. The association between high blood pressure and morbidity and sleep disturbances remained significant after adjusting for age. Shift workers complaining about their sleep also had higher blood pressure values than day workers with sleep disturbances. These findings suggest that periodic evaluation of sleep quality in rotating shift workers can provide useful information regarding their general level of adaptation to the shift system. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
adaptation of man to work; aluminium industry; sleep disturbances; shift work; job dissatisfaction |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hypertension; morbidity; epidemiologic study; conditions of work; age |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Smelting and refining operations
Psychological factors
Fatigue
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