Øystein Vedaa1,2, Anette Harris3, Bjørn Bjorvatn4,5, Siri Waage4,5, Børge Sivertsen2,6,7, Philip Tucker8,9, Ståle Pallesen1,5. 1. a Department of Psychosocial Science , University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway. 2. b Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health , Bergen , Norway. 3. c Department of Health Promotion and Development , University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway. 4. d Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care , University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway. 5. e Norwegian Competence Center for Sleep Disorders, Haukeland University Hospital , Bergen , Norway. 6. h The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, Uni Research Health , Bergen , Norway. 7. i Department of Psychiatry , Helse Fonna HF , Haugesund , Norway. 8. f Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden. 9. g Department of Psychology , Swansea University , Swansea , UK.
Abstract
A systematic literature search was carried out to investigate the relationship between quick returns (i.e., 11.0 hours or less between two consecutive shifts) and outcome measures of health, sleep, functional ability and work-life balance. A total of 22 studies published in 21 articles were included. Three types of quick returns were differentiated (from evening to morning/day, night to evening, morning/day to night shifts) where sleep duration and sleepiness appeared to be differently affected depending on which shifts the quick returns occurred between. There were some indications of detrimental effects of quick returns on proximate problems (e.g., sleep, sleepiness and fatigue), although the evidence of associations with more chronic outcome measures (physical and mental health and work-life balance) was inconclusive. PRACTITIONER SUMMARY: Modern societies are dependent on people working shifts. This study systematically reviews literature on the consequences of quick returns (11.0 hours or less between two shifts). Quick returns have detrimental effects on acute health problems. However, the evidence regarding effects on chronic health is inconclusive.
A systematic literature search was carried out to investigate the relationship between quick returns (i.e., 11.0 hours or less between two consecutive shifts) and outcome measures of health, sleep, functional ability and work-life balance. A total of 22 studies published in 21 articles were included. Three types of quick returns were differentiated (from evening to morning/day, night to evening, morning/day to night shifts) where sleep duration and sleepiness appeared to be differently affected depending on which shifts the quick returns occurred between. There were some indications of detrimental effects of quick returns on proximate problems (e.g., sleep, sleepiness and fatigue), although the evidence of associations with more chronic outcome measures (physical and mental health and work-life balance) was inconclusive. PRACTITIONER SUMMARY: Modern societies are dependent on people working shifts. This study systematically reviews literature on the consequences of quick returns (11.0 hours or less between two shifts). Quick returns have detrimental effects on acute health problems. However, the evidence regarding effects on chronic health is inconclusive.
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Keywords:
quick changeover; quick return; short changeover; short recovery
Authors: Øystein Vedaa; Anette Harris; Eilin K Erevik; Siri Waage; Bjørn Bjorvatn; Børge Sivertsen; Bente E Moen; Ståle Pallesen Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2019-03-16 Impact factor: 3.015
Authors: Dagfinn Matre; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Maria Katsifaraki; Siri Waage; Ståle Pallesen; Bjørn Bjorvatn Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2019-11-05 Impact factor: 3.015