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Health Consequences of Shift Work.

PB80176563

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Tasto, D. L.; Colligan, M. J.; Skjei, E. W.; Polly, S. J.
Page Count	150
Abstract	This 30-month study, conducted by SRI and sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, investigated the effect of working unconventional hours, i.e., afternoon, night, and rotating shifts, on the psychological and physiological well-being of workers. Data for a sample of about 1,200 nurses and a similar number of food processors were collected by review of health and accident files and from the administration of a lengthy questionnaire. Areas of inquiry included: basic subject demography (e.g., age, sex, race, marital status, and length of employment), incidence and prevalence of physical complaints and illness histories; eating patterns; sleep patterns; medication usage; life style and domestic patterns; and psychological profiles. The results of extensive computer analyses of the health and accident records and the questionnaire data are reported in separate sections of this report.
Keywords	Performance evaluation Records management Psychological effects Physiological effects Questionnaires Demography Reviews Data processing Nurses Occupational safety and health Shiftwork Food processors
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57W - Stress Physiology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198016
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0072

Health Consequences of Shift Work.

Health Consequences of Shift Work.
PB80176563

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Tasto, D. L.; Colligan, M. J.; Skjei, E. W.; Polly, S. J.
Page Count	150
Abstract	This 30-month study, conducted by SRI and sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, investigated the effect of working unconventional hours, i.e., afternoon, night, and rotating shifts, on the psychological and physiological well-being of workers. Data for a sample of about 1,200 nurses and a similar number of food processors were collected by review of health and accident files and from the administration of a lengthy questionnaire. Areas of inquiry included: basic subject demography (e.g., age, sex, race, marital status, and length of employment), incidence and prevalence of physical complaints and illness histories; eating patterns; sleep patterns; medication usage; life style and domestic patterns; and psychological profiles. The results of extensive computer analyses of the health and accident records and the questionnaire data are reported in separate sections of this report.
Keywords	Performance evaluation Records management Psychological effects Physiological effects Questionnaires Demography Reviews Data processing Nurses Occupational safety and health Shiftwork Food processors
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57W - Stress Physiology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	SRI International, Menlo Park, CA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198016
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0072