Preventive and compensatory measures for shift workers

Knauth, Peter

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqg049

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“…[10][11][12] Restorative napping, defined as a purposeful, brief sleep period, has been identified as a potential strategy to improve performance, reduce fatigue, and increase vigilance for individuals working extended hours or during night shift. [13][14][15][16][17] In order for restorative napping to occur, it has been suggested that managers of health care facilities provide a safe and comfortable resting place for nurses working night shift, ensure that nurses do not miss breaks, and use strategies to combat shift work issues such as fatigue. [18][19][20][21][22] Historically, napping by health care staff during night shift has not been condoned by management, with anecdotal evidence to suggest this still may be the case in some jurisdictions.…”

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Napping During Night Shift: Practices, Preferences, and Perceptions of Critical Care and Emergency Department Nurses

Fallis

McMillan

Edwards

2011

Critical Care Nurse

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BACKGROUND Nurses working night shifts are at risk for sleep deprivation, which threatens patient and nurse safety. Little nursing research has addressed napping, an effective strategy to improve performance, reduce fatigue, and increase vigilance.OBJECTIVE To explore nurses' perceptions, experiences, barriers, and safety issues related to napping/not napping during night shift.METHODS A convenience sample of critical care nurses working night shift were interviewed to explore demographics, work schedule and environment, and napping/ not napping experiences, perceptions, and barriers. Transcripts were constantly compared, and categories and themes were identified. RESULTS Participants were 13 critical care nurses with an average of 17 years' experience. Ten nurses napped regularly; 2 avoided napping because of sleep inertia. The need for and benefits of napping or not during night shift break were linked to patient and nurse safety. Ability to nap was affected by the demands of patient care and safety, staffing needs, and organizational and environmental factors.CONCLUSIONS Nurses identified personal health, safety, and patient care issues supporting the need for a restorative nap during night shift. Barriers to napping exist within the organization/work environment. (Critical Care Nurse. 2011;31[2]: e1-e11)

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Napping During Night Shift: Practices, Preferences, and Perceptions of Critical Care and Emergency Department Nurses

Fallis

McMillan

Edwards

2011

Critical Care Nurse

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“…То у великој мери зависи од дизајна распореда смjена (Kecklund, Eriksen, & Åkerstedt, 2008). Креирање смjенских распореда у складу са ергономским препорукама допринијеће смањењу многобројних проблема са којима се сусрећу запослени (Knauth, 1996;Knauth & Hornberger, 2003). Препорука је да систем смјена има неколико узастопних ноћних смјена, брзе ротације смјена и довољно времена одмора између смјена.…”

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Макајић-Николић²,

Костић-Станковић³

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Апстракт: У овом раду је представљен проблем распоређивања полицајаца полицијске станице у Републици Српској. Сврха овог рада је да се развије методологија за одређивање оптималног распореда полицајаца у складу са начином и организацијом рада. Проблем је дефинисан као проблем циљног програмирања за који је развијен математички модел мјешовитог цјелобројног програмирања. Развијени математички модел може да се примијени у распоређивању полицајаца у полицијским станицама које имају исту или сличну организацију рада. Студија указује на то да је одређивање мјесечних распореда полицајаца сложен и захтјеван проблем који се углавном обавља без помоћи софтвера, а да се може значајно олакшати увођењем оваквог приступа. У раду су приказани и утицаји смјенског рада на полицајце, као и различити начини смјенског рада у полицијским станицама.Кључне ријечи: Рад у смјенама, распоређивање полицајаца, циљно програмирање УВОД Проблем рада полицајаца по смjенама са аспекта ергономије и ефикасности рада је широко разматран у литератури. Постоје различити * Студент докторских студија, Факултет организационих наука, Универзитет у

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“…Lowering the number of consecutive night shifts will cause fewer disturbances of the circadian physiological functions and no significant accumulation of sleep deficits (Knauth and Hornberger 2003). These authors cite evidence that the worst solution is a weekly backward rotating roster with first 1 week of five night shifts, followed by 1 week of five evening shifts and then 1 week of five morning shifts (see also Janssen andNachreiner 2001, van Amelsvoort et al 2004).…”

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“…Employee risks of shift work systems are described systematically by Knauth (1998) and Knauth and Hornberger (2003). These authors apply the results of many years of working time research and translate it to practical guidelines for constructing rosters.…”

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Effects of the new fast forward rotating five-shift roster at a Dutch steel company

2010

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This article reports a field study of a shift roster change in a large steel producer. The changes in the roster are threefold: (1) from backward rotating to forward rotating; (2) from rather slow (three) to fast rotating (two consecutive shifts); (3) the number of days off after the night shifts was changed from two to three. Company data cover 1 year before and 1 year after the implementation of the new roster and involve all employees in the five-shift system (4600 workers) and all daytime workers (1450 workers) in technical and maintenance jobs as a control group. The study reports a decrease in absence figures (particularly on midterm sickness absence) of in total 0.6%. Furthermore, improvements in health indicators are presented, such as fatigue, musculoskeletal complaints, relationship work and health and workload in the year after implementation of the new roster. These positive effects are stronger for older workers (50 þ years old). The results were significantly more positive for the shift workers compared with the control group. Statement of Relevance:This article reports an evaluation study of the largest continuous roster change in the Netherlands for decades: 4600 employees at Corus changed from a slowly backward rotating schedule to a fast forward rotating schedule. The effects are mainly positive (0.6% less absence in the first year; less fatigue). A positive association with age was also found: older workers benefit more.

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Preventive and compensatory measures for shift workers

Cited by 175 publications

References 21 publications

Napping During Night Shift: Practices, Preferences, and Perceptions of Critical Care and Emergency Department Nurses

Napping During Night Shift: Practices, Preferences, and Perceptions of Critical Care and Emergency Department Nurses

Распоређивање Полицајаца – Рад У Смјенама

Effects of the new fast forward rotating five-shift roster at a Dutch steel company

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