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http://dx.doi.org/10.12812/ksms.2013.15.2.1

Literature review of effect of work pattern (day shift and night shift) on worker's health  

Kim, Ki-Youn (Department of Industrial Health, Catholic University of Pusan)
Cho, Man-Su (Department of Environment Oriented Information and System Engineering, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University)
Gal, Won-Mo (Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Eulji University)
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Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science / v.15, no.2, 2013 , pp. 1-7 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on a literature review regarding shift work, it is recognized that it has an adverse effect on workers' health. Especially, the night shift rather than the day shift imposes severe disorders on workers, which are indicated to dyssomnia, maladaptation to social life, and health problems such as gastroenteric trouble, cardiovascular diseases and depression. As the shift work can be explainable by using workers' labor ability necessarily to maintain company business consistently, it does not consider biorhythm, active mass and health condition of workers Actually duration of shit work would deprive workers of fundamental life rights by causing physical and mental effects. As a result of reviewing previous case studies related to effect of work pattern (day shift and night shift) on workers' health, an incidence of physical diseases like dyssomnia, gastroenteric trouble, cardiovascular diseases and premature delivery was higher in shift workers than normal workers. Additionally the incidence of mental disorders such as busy brain, social isolation, depression and work stress was also higher in shift workers than normal workers. These adverse physical and mental problems were intensified to night shift workers compared to day shift workers. Considering current various reports and study results, it is recommended that the shift work, especially the night work pattern, should not apply to contemporary work situation for sustaining workers' health condition constantly.
Keywords
Shift Work; Night Shift; Day Shift; Work Pattern; Worker's Health;
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