scholarly journals Cardiovascular and Self-Reported Recovery in Two-Shift Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Stieler ◽  
Bettina Hunger ◽  
Reingard Seibt
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Recovery Processes ◽  
Catering Industry ◽  
Working Day

Abstract. Recovery is necessary to maintain workers’ health and efficiency. Shift work has been associated with delayed recovery processes. The objective of this study was to examine the cardiovascular and self-reported recovery measures of German shift and day workers in the hotel and catering industry. Furthermore, it aimed to clarify to what extent shift groups differentiate given additional factors that influence recovery (ability to relax, lifestyle). The sample group consisted of 64 alternative shift workers (two-shift system with a low proportion of night work) and 96-day workers employed in the hotel and catering industry. Blood pressure monitoring was conducted for 24 hr during a working day, including the phases of work, leisure, and sleep, to assess cardiovascular reduction during leisure and sleep. The blood pressure status was measured over the course of a 4-day self-assessment period. Self-reported measures, including quality of sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), work-life balance (WPC), ability to relax (FABA), and lifestyle factors (physical activity, smoking, drinking), were assessed through questionnaires. Sixty-one participants (36%) were hypertensives. There were no significant effects of cardiovascular recovery regarding the reduction of blood pressure for the calculated differences between WORK – LEISURE, WORK – SLEEP, and LEISURE – SLEEP among shift and day workers. Shift workers reported a significantly less favorable work-life balance ( p = .017), a decreased ability to relax ( p = .001), and less regular physical activity ( p = .003). The workload within the two-shift system of the hotel and catering industry seems to have a lesser effect on cardiovascular means than on self-reported measures of recovery. The decisive factor is the ability to relax, which means psychological detachment from work. To enable a comprehensive recovery, an optimally designed recovery cycle is necessary for shift systems.

Cardiovascular strain, sleep quality and work-life balance in German shift workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Stieler ◽  
B Hunger ◽  
M Rudolf ◽  
S Kreuzfeld ◽  
R Stoll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Cardiovascular Strain

scholarly journals Permanent Night Work in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinna Brauner ◽  
Grit Müller ◽  
Anne M. Wöhrmann
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Night Work ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Shift Schedules ◽  
Heavy Truck ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Professional Nurses ◽  
Night Shifts

Research on night work focuses almost solely on night work as part of rotating shift schedules. Thus, little is known about permanent night workers, their working conditions and health. The aim of this study is to give insight on characteristics of permanent night workers, their health status and their work–life balance. Data from the BAuA-Working Time Survey 2015 were used and 189 employees in permanent night work identified. Results are presented in comparison to statistics on employees in general and to rotating shift workers with night shifts in particular. The most common occupations among permanent night workers are professional nurses and heavy truck and lorry drivers. Night workers less often rated their health as (very) good or were satisfied with their worklife balance compared to employees in gen-eral. They also reported health complaints more often. Findings in comparison to employees working in rotating shifts with night work were mixed. The results point towards some concerns regarding health and work–life balance related to perma-nent night work.

Cardiovascular strain, sleep quality and work-life balance in German shift workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (suppl_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Stieler ◽  
B Hunger ◽  
M Rudolf ◽  
S Kreuzfeld ◽  
R Stoll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Cardiovascular Strain

Understanding the relationship between prior to end-of-workday physical activity and work–life balance: A within-person approach.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Calderwood ◽  
Allison S. Gabriel ◽  
Lieke L. ten Brummelhuis ◽  
Christopher C. Rosen ◽  
Emily A. Rost
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Relationship

Work-life balance among shift workers: results from an intervention study about self-rostering

2013 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Albertsen ◽  
Anne Helene Garde ◽  
Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen ◽  
Åse Marie Hansen ◽  
Henrik Lund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Study ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Shift Workers

Entwicklung und Validierung der Trierer Kurzskala zur Messung von Work-Life Balance (TKS-WLB)

Diagnostica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Syrek ◽  
Claudia Bauer-Emmel ◽  
Conny Antoni ◽  
Jens Klusemann
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Reliabilität Und Validität ◽  
Work Family

Zusammenfassung. In diesem Beitrag wird die Trierer Kurzskala zur Messung von Work-Life Balance vorgestellt. Sie ermöglicht eine globale, richtungsfreie und in ihrem Aufwand ökonomische Möglichkeit zur Erfassung von Work-Life Balance. Die Struktur der Skala wurde anhand zweier Stichproben sowie einem zusätzlich erhobenen Fremdbild untersucht. Die Ergebnisse der Konstruktvalidierung bestätigten die einfaktorielle Struktur der Skala. Die interne Konsistenz der Skala erwies sich in beiden Studien als gut. Zudem konnte die empirische Trennbarkeit der Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala gegenüber einem gängigen Instrument zur Messung des Work-Family Conflicts ( Carlson, Kacmar & Williams, 2000 ) belegt werden. Im Hinblick auf die Kriteriumsvalidität der Skala wurden die angenommenen Zusammenhänge zu arbeits-, nicht-arbeits- sowie stressbezogenen Outcome-Variablen nachgewiesen. Die Eignung der Trierer Work-Life Balance Kurzskala zeigt sich auch daran, dass die Korrelationen zwischen den erhobenen Outcome-Variablen und dem Work-Family Conflict und denen der Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala ähnlich waren. Überdies vermochte die Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala über die Dimensionen des Work-Family Conflicts hinaus inkrementelle Varianz in den Outcome-Variablen aufzuklären. Insgesamt sprechen damit die Ergebnisse beider Stichproben für die Reliabilität und Validität der Trierer Work-Life Balance Kurzskala.

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