@article{ref1,
title="Influence of rescue service personnel's shift work on psycho-physical parameters",
journal="Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie",
year="2008",
author="Schmid, Klaus and Riehm, Yvonne and Rossbach, Bernd and Letzel, Stephan and Drexler, Hans and Mück-Weymann, Michael",
volume="58",
number="11",
pages="416-422",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aim of the investigation was to receive information about the interaction between psycho-physical parameters as a function of the strain by shift work for rescue service personnel. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We examined 26 persons, who are active in the rescue service. The investigations always took place in the morning between 7.00 and 8.00 o'clock, either after 3 days off (n = 26), after 3 night shifts (n = 14) or in the morning of the third day shift (n = 14). The investigations included measurements of blood pressure, heart rate variability, and salivary cortisol. Additionally, standardized questionnaires (WHO-5, EBF 72/3) were used. RESULTS: A significant rise of the quotient LF/HF--as indicator for a sympathetic dominance--could be proven by means of a simple three minute arithmetic task at every investigation (after 3 days off from 0.81 to 2.30; p < 0.001). By means of the EBF a clear impairment could be demonstrated after 3 night shifts. Fatigue and somatic complaints were the main outcomes. In our study a more impaired well-being was associated with a more pronounced decrease of salivary cortisol (r = 0.538; p < 0.05) as well as lower blood pressure values (r = 0.547; p < 0.05), and a lower LF/HF quotient (r = 0.836; p < 0.01), indicating lower sympathetic and/or increased vagale activation, after three night shifts. CONCLUSIONS: After three night shifts a lower sympathetic activation seems to negatively affect the well-being. Due to the provable specific strain night- and shift-workers should be a priority target group for prevention and workplace health promotion.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-2032",
doi="10.1055/s-2007-986291",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-986291"
}