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6 0 0 0 OA On-call work and sleep: the importance of switching on during a callout and switching off after a call

著者: Charlotte C. GUPTA Michelle DOMINIAK Katya KOVAC Amy C. REYNOLDS Sally A. FERGUSON Cassie J. HILDITCH Madeline SPRAJCER Grace E. VINCENT
出版者: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
雑誌: Industrial Health (ISSN:00198366)
巻号頁・発行日: pp.2021-0124, (Released:2021-10-25)
被引用文献数: 3

Due to the unpredictable nature of working time arrangements, on-call workers experience regular disruption to sleep, particularly if woken by calls. Sleep disruption can impact long term physical and mental health, next day performance, and importantly, performance immediately after waking. To reduce the impact of performance impairments upon waking (i.e., reducing sleep inertia), research has investigated strategies to promote alertness (e.g., bright light, caffeine, and exercise). This review puts forth on-call workers who are likely to return to sleep after a call, it is also important to consider the impact of these sleep inertia countermeasures on subsequent sleep. Future research should build on the preliminary evidence base for sleep inertia countermeasures by examining the impact on subsequent sleep. This research is key for both supporting alertness and performance during a call (“switching on”) and for allowing the on-call worker to return to sleep after a call (“switching off”).

2021-11-26 09:25:01
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4 0 0 0 OA Does breaking up sitting in office-based settings result in cognitive performance improvements which last throughout the day? A review of the evidence.

著者: Georgia A. TUCKWELL Grace E. VINCENT Charlotte C. GUPTA Sally A. FERGUSON
出版者: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
雑誌: Industrial Health (ISSN:00198366)
巻号頁・発行日: pp.2021-0174, (Released:2022-01-28)
被引用文献数: 5

Sedentary behavior at work contributes to detrimental cognitive outcomes (e.g., decreases in attention). The length of time that cognitive performance benefits are sustained following bouts of breaking up sitting (e.g., using sit-stand desks or walking) is not known. A narrative review of the literature was conducted using a systematic search strategy, with keywords related to breaking up sitting interventions in office-based environments and cognitive performance outcomes in the period immediately post the cessation of the breaking up sitting intervention. Three types of office-based breaking up sitting interventions were identified; 1) sit-stand desks, 2) walking desks and 3) cycling desks. From the eight studies which met the criteria, the impacts of these interventions on cognitive performance outcomes were mixed, with significant benefits in some studies and others reporting no benefit. Of the cognitive domains assessed, working memory, attention, and psychomotor function showed significant sustained improvement for up to 30 minutes post intervention. While there are benefits to a key set of cognitive performance domains following breaking up sitting interventions in office-based settings, no studies have evaluated whether benefits to cognitive performance persist for longer than 30 minutes after the breaking up sitting intervention. Furthermore, specific applications of these cognitive benefits to tasks outside of work (e.g., driving home from work) are unknown.

2022-01-31 18:36:14
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4 0 0 0 OA Perceptions of the impact of non-standard work schedules on health in Australian graduates: an exploratory study

著者: Meagan E. CROWTHER Amy C. REYNOLDS Sally A. FERGUSON Robert ADAMS
出版者: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
雑誌: Industrial Health (ISSN:00198366)
巻号頁・発行日: vol.58, no.1, pp.54-62, 2020 (Released:2020-02-04)
参考文献数: 42
被引用文献数: 2

Non-standard working hours are associated with negative health outcomes. However, little is known about the early years of exposure to non-standard work hours, or whether workers new to these work schedules perceive their work as impacting their health. This limits our ability to develop meaningful intervention strategies for transitioning into non-standard work hour schedules. This exploratory study investigated whether recent Australian graduates in various non-standard workhour schedules perceive that their work schedule negatively impacts their health. The responses of 120 graduates within four years of completing their tertiary qualification collected from an online survey were analysed. Graduates were asked whether they perceived their work arrangements as impacting their health. Significantly more of those who were engaged in non-standard work schedules or worked beyond contracted hours perceived their working arrangements as having an impact on their health. This study highlights the importance of studying workers’ perceptions of the impact of work hours on health, particularly when workers may be experiencing good global health but be at risk for negative health outcomes in future.

2020-02-09 16:22:50
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1 0 0 0 OA Does breaking up sitting in office-based settings result in cognitive performance improvements which last throughout the day? A review of the evidence

著者: Georgia A. TUCKWELL Grace E. VINCENT Charlotte C. GUPTA Sally A. FERGUSON
出版者: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
雑誌: Industrial Health (ISSN:00198366)
巻号頁・発行日: vol.60, no.6, pp.501-513, 2022-01-28 (Released:2022-12-01)
被引用文献数: 1 5

2023-12-25 12:17:20
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