Shift Work and Risk of Occupational, Transport and Leisure‑time Injury: Systematic Review & Meta‑analysis

Shift Work and Risk of Occupational, Transport and Leisure‑time Injury: Systematic Review & Meta‑analysis

Type: Systematic review

Registration: ScienceDirect record

Status: Published

Tags: General population, Meta‑analysis, Safety (workplace), Work schedules & policy

External URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753518319179

Summary

Higher risk of injuries during evening/night shifts and after quick returns; fatigue and scheduling factors implicated.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

Pooled evidence how rotation direction, quick‑returns, and long duties shows injuries for night‑shift workers and night owls. Patterns in the data make ‘quick returns’ and rotation direction concrete risk features rather than abstract policy terms. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.

Tags

  • General population
  • Meta‑analysis
  • Safety (workplace)
  • Work schedules & policy

Notes

Safety Science (2019).

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