Abstract:Objective: Shift work has negative effects on employee overall health, including sleep disorder, depressive symptoms, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The association between shift work and the prevalence of sickness absence has been less studied. This study investigated sickness absence among employees working different work shift schedules in the forest industry.Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study used employee (N=636) data from forest industry sick-leave registers. The study population … Show more
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