Night work, long working hours, psychosocial work stress and cortisol secretion in mid-life: evidence from a British birth cohort

Particular working conditions and/or organization of working time may cause important sleep disturbances that have been proposed to be predictive of cognitive decline. In this regard, circadian rhythm misalignment induced by exposure to night work or long working hours would be responsible for cognitive impairment. Nevertheless, evidence supporting this correlation is limited and several issues still need to be elucidated. In this regard, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the association between shift/night work and cognitive impairment and address its main determinants. Information provided by the reviewed studies suggested that night work might have serious immediate negative effects especially on cognitive domains related to attention, memory and response inhibition. Furthermore, cognitive performance would progressively worsen over consecutive night shifts or following exposure to very long work shifts. Otherwise, conflicting results emerged regarding the possible etiological role that night work chronic exposure would have on cognitive impairment. Therefore, circadian rhythm desynchronization, lack of sleep and fatigue resulting from night work may negatively impact worker’s cognitive efficiency. However, in light of the considerable methodological variability of the reviewed studies, we proposed to develop a standardized research and evaluation strategy in order to obtain a better and comprehensive understanding of this topic.

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Psychosocial work stress is associated with poor self-rated health in Danish nurses: a test of the effort-reward imbalance model

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences ◽

10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00376.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 26-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 76

Author(s):

Simone Weyers ◽

Richard Peter ◽

Henrik Boggild ◽

Hans Jeppe Jeppesen ◽

Johannes Siegrist

Keyword(s):

Work Stress ◽

Psychosocial Work ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Effort Reward Imbalance ◽

Reward Imbalance ◽

Psychosocial Work Stress

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Shift Work and Occupational Stress in Hospital Nurses in Sofia

Acta Medica Bulgarica ◽

10.2478/amb-2021-0013 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 81-87

Author(s):

K. Vangelova ◽

I. Dimitrova ◽

I. Cekova ◽

R. Stoyanova

Keyword(s):

Occupational Stress ◽

Shift Work ◽

Working Hours ◽

Night Work ◽

Hospital Nurses ◽

Work Related Stress ◽

Long Working Hours ◽

Health Symptoms ◽

Work Related ◽

Related Stress

Abstract Prevalence of shift work and occupational stress is one of the highest in nursing compared to other sectors. For years Bulgaria is facing nurses’ shortage, which contributes to their long working hours. The aim of the study was to follow the working time arrangements, stressors and health symptoms in hospital nurses in Sofia. Methods: The study is cross-sectional and comprised 1292 female nurses of average age 50.0 ± 10.2 years from 19 hospitals in Sofia. The anonymous questionnaire was filled, including demographic information, working hours and shift system, with special attention to night work and long working hours, stress and health symptoms. Statistical analysis was carried using SPSS. Results: The shift work, night work, including 5 and more night shifts per month and the extended shifts were common among the studied nurses with the greatest deal of the emergency and intensive care unit nurses, followed by department nurses. The high rates of overtime and second job contributed to long working hours of 51-60 hours per week in 16.9 % of the nurses and > 61 hours in 11.1 %. About 90 % of the nurses felt under strain and experienced emotional dissonance while working with patients. Work-related stress, night work and long working hours were related to self-rated emotional and physical exhaustion and poor health. Discussion: The work-related stress, night work and the long working hours raise health concerns for occupational health of hospital nurses. Urgent preventive measures are needed to control stress and reduce working hours and night work.

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Do resources buffer the prospective association of psychosocial work stress with depression? Longitudinal evidence from ageing workers

Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ◽

10.5271/sjweh.3694 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 183-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Thorsten Lunau ◽

Morten Wahrendorf ◽

Andreas Müller ◽

Bradley Wright ◽

Nico Dragano

Keyword(s):

Work Stress ◽

Psychosocial Work ◽

Ageing Workers ◽

Prospective Association ◽

Psychosocial Work Stress

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Correction: Reciprocal relationship between psychosocial work stress and quality of life: the role of gender and education from the longitudinal study of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027051corr1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. e027051corr1

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Work Stress ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Psychosocial Work ◽

Gender And Education ◽

Psychosocial Work Stress

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Reciprocal relationship between psychosocial work stress and quality of life: the role of gender and education from the longitudinal study of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027051 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e027051 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ya-Ke Lu ◽

Ya-Mei Qiao ◽

Xiao Liang ◽

Wu Yao ◽

Zhen Yan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Work Stress ◽

Job Control ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Psychosocial Work ◽

Gender And Education ◽

The Relationship ◽

Psychosocial Work Stress

ObjectiveTo investigate the reciprocal relationship between psychosocial work stress and quality of life (QoL) and to examine whether the relationship can be moderated by gender or education.DesignLongitudinal, population-based study.SettingThe Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).ParticipantsThe study population was derived from the SHARE, and there were 2006 participants with good QoL at baseline, 1109 with high job control and 1072 with high job reward, respectively, who were followed up for 2 years to detect incidence of poor QoL, low job control and low job reward.Main outcome measuresLogistic regression models were employed to explore the reciprocal relationship between psychological work stress and QoL. Stratification analyses by gender and education were performed.ResultsParticipants with low reward (OR=1.53, 95% CI 1.26 to 1.88) and low control (OR=1.40, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.71) at baseline were at higher risk of poor QoL over the 2-year follow-up. The combination of low reward and low control further increased the risk (OR=1.90, 95% CI 1.46 to 2.48). Stratified analyses revealed that these associations were more pronounced among those who had high levels of education. Further, individuals with poor QoL were at significantly higher risk of having low reward (OR=2.14, 95% CI 1.55 to 2.96) but not low control (OR=1.33, 95% CI0.98 to 1.79) at the 2-year follow-up, especially among those who had medium levels of education. No gender differences were found.ConclusionsThere is a reciprocal relationship between psychological work stress and poor QoL. Education may play an important role in the relationship.

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