TY - JOUR
PY - 2008//
TI - Influence of rescue service personnel's shift work on psycho-physical parameters
JO - Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie
A1 - Schmid, Klaus
A1 - Riehm, Yvonne
A1 - Rossbach, Bernd
A1 - Letzel, Stephan
A1 - Drexler, Hans
A1 - Mück-Weymann, Michael
SP - 416
EP - 422
VL - 58
IS - 11
N2 - 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. Language: de
LA - de
SN - 0937-2032
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-986291
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