Citation

Greubel J, Arlinghaus A, Nachreiner F, Lombardi DA. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 2016; 89(8): 1205-1214.

Affiliation

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00420-016-1157-z

PMID

27412147

Abstract

PURPOSE: Replication and cross-validation of results on health and safety risks of work at unusual times.

METHODS: Data from two independent surveys (European Working Conditions Surveys 2005 and 2010; EU 2005: n = 23,934 and EU 2010: n = 35,187) were used to examine the relative risks of working at unusual times (evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays) on work-life balance, work-related health complaints, and occupational accidents using logistic regression while controlling for potential confounders such as demographics, work load, and shift work.

RESULTS: For the EU 2005 survey, evening work was significantly associated with an increased risk of poor work-life balance (OR 1.69) and work-related health complaints (OR 1.14), Saturday work with poor work-life balance (OR 1.49) and occupational accidents (OR 1.34), and Sunday work with poor work-life balance (OR 1.15) and work-related health complaints (OR 1.17). For EU 2010, evening work was associated with poor work-life balance (OR 1.51) and work-related health complaints (OR 1.12), Saturday work with poor work-life balance (OR 1.60) and occupational accidents (OR 1.19) but a decrease in risk for work-related health complaints (OR 0.86) and Sunday work with work-related health complaints (OR 1.13). Risk estimates in both samples yielded largely similar results with comparable ORs and overlapping confidence intervals.

CONCLUSIONS: Work at unusual times constitutes a considerable risk to social participation and health and showed structurally consistent effects over time and across samples.

Language: en