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Sickness Absence at Work and Supporting Being Present At Work, Among Employees Working Different Shifts in the Forest Industry

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Haapakoski, M., Kankainen, A., & Sjögren, T. (2015). Sickness Absence at Work and Supporting Being Present At Work, Among Employees Working Different Shifts in the Forest Industry. Journal of Ergonomics, 5(3), Article 100141. https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7556.1000141
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Journal of Ergonomics
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Haapakoski, Minna |
Kankainen, Annaliisa |
Sjögren, Tuulikki
Date
2015
Discipline
TilastotiedeFysioterapiaStatisticsPhysiotherapy
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© 2015 Haapakoski M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This permits anyone to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.

 
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 (n=280; women n=90 and men=189) worked five different shifts. Each of the five shifts was analyzed separately for sickness absence rate and the results were compared using independent and paired samples t-test. Results: Persons working a three-shift rotation five days week (TAM35) had a significantly higher sickness absence rate (P=0.001) than those working a two-shift rotation (TAM25). Among those working the three-shift rotation five days a week (TAM35) older male and female employees had more absences than their younger counterparts. Conclusion: The three-shift model showed the highest association with sickness absence. This model does not support human physiological circadian rhythms. Of the five shift schedules studied, the day-shift (five days a week) and two-shift (five morning shifts and five evening shifts) models supported employee health. ...
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OMICS International
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2165-7556
Keywords
sickness absence sairauspoissaolot metsäteollisuus työhyvinvointi vuorotyö
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https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7556.1000141
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201601081045

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