Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication)
Subject
Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Night work, RSQ-questionnaire, Shift work, Workplace health promotion
Description
The occurrence of the shift work disorder (SWD) in health-care workers (HCWs) employed in 24/7
hospital wards is a major concern through the world. In accordance with literature, SWD is the most frequent work-related disturb in HCWs working on shift schedules including night shift. In agreement with the Luxembourg Declaration on workplace health promotion (WHP) in the European Union, a WHP program has been developed in a large Hospital, involving both individual-oriented and organizational oriented measures, with the aim to prevent the occurrence of SWD in nurses working on shifts including night shift. The objective assessment of rotating shift work risk and the excessive sleepiness were detected before and after the implementation of the WHP program, by using the Rotating Shiftwork-questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. The findings of this study showed the effectiveness of the implemented WHP program in minimizing the impact of shift work on workers' health and in preventing the misalignment between sleep-wake rhythm and shift working.
hospital wards is a major concern through the world. In accordance with literature, SWD is the most frequent work-related disturb in HCWs working on shift schedules including night shift. In agreement with the Luxembourg Declaration on workplace health promotion (WHP) in the European Union, a WHP program has been developed in a large Hospital, involving both individual-oriented and organizational oriented measures, with the aim to prevent the occurrence of SWD in nurses working on shifts including night shift. The objective assessment of rotating shift work risk and the excessive sleepiness were detected before and after the implementation of the WHP program, by using the Rotating Shiftwork-questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. The findings of this study showed the effectiveness of the implemented WHP program in minimizing the impact of shift work on workers' health and in preventing the misalignment between sleep-wake rhythm and shift working.
Creator
Gabriele d’Ettorre , Vincenza Pellicani
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
June 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
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Citation
Gabriele d’Ettorre , Vincenza Pellicani, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 2 2020
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1998.
Preventing Shift Work Disorder in Shift Health-care Workers (Short Communication),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1998.