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- Title
Effects of shift rotation and the flexibility of a shift system on daytime alertness and cardiovascular risk factors.
- Authors
Viitasalo, Katriina; Kuosma, Eeva; Laitinen, Jaana; Härmã, Mikko
- Abstract
The article reports on the effects of shift rotation and the flexibility of a shift system on daytime alertness and cardiovascular risk factors. It evaluates the effects of two changes in shift characteristics on alertness and cardiovascular risk factors, a change in shift rotation and a change in the flexibility of the shift system. It considers 84 male workers currently working in a backward-rotating shift system.
- Subjects
BLOOD pressure; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH education; HEALTH attitudes; SHIFT systems
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2008, Vol 34, Issue 3, p198
- ISSN
0355-3140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5271/sjweh.1228