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On-call work and health: a review Nicol, Anne-Marie; Botterill, Jackie S

Abstract

Many professions in the fields of engineering, aviation and medicine employ this form of scheduling. However, on-call work has received significantly less research attention than other work patterns such as shift work and overtime hours. This paper reviews the current body of peer-reviewed, published research conducted on the health effects of on-call work The health effects studies done in the area of on-call work are limited to mental health, job stress, sleep disturbances and personal safety. The reviewed research suggests that on-call work scheduling can pose a risk to health, although there are critical gaps in the literature.

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Title
On-call work and health: a review
Creator
Nicol, Anne-Marie; Botterill, Jackie S
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health and Environment Research
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2004-12-08
Description
Many professions in the fields of engineering, aviation and medicine employ this form of scheduling. However, on-call work has received significantly less research attention than other work patterns such as shift work and overtime hours. This paper reviews the current body of peer-reviewed, published research conducted on the health effects of on-call work The health effects studies done in the area of on-call work are limited to mental health, job stress, sleep disturbances and personal safety. The reviewed research suggests that on-call work scheduling can pose a risk to health, although there are critical gaps in the literature.
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-01-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0223769
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56724
Affiliation
Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, School of; Non UBC; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. 2004 Dec 08;3(1):15
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1476-069X-3-15
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Nicol and Botterill.
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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