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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 78292 |
| CIS number |
02-456 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1250-3274 - Archives des maladies professionnelles et de médecine du travail |
| Year |
2000 |
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| Author(s) |
Estryn-Béhar M., Bonnet N. |
| Title |
Working at night 8, 10 or 12 hours in hospitals |
| Original title |
Travailler la nuit en 8, 10 ou 12 heures à l'hôpital [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2000, Vol.61, No.6, p.402-416. 49 ref. |
| Abstract |
A comparison of hospital working conditions on various shifts and of their repercussions on health and social life was made by means of a self-administered questionnaire, using a sample group of 2,241 women. It was possible to distinguish employees working day shifts and starting early or late, afternoon shifts, and night shifts of 8-, 10-, or 12-hour duration. Multiple logistic regression analyses were carried out in order to take socio-demographic and professional characteristics into account. Factors taken into account in the survey included sleep problems, fatigue, irritability, gastro-intestinal problems, stress, obesity, level of responsibility, eating habits, age and the number of children. The study shows a significant effect on sleep and fatigue for 10- and 12-hour night shifts. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; shift work; women; hospitals; health care personnel; night work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
gastrointestinal diseases; fatigue; sleep disturbances; statistical evaluation; stress factors; age-linked differences; questionnaire survey |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
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