Police officers attitude to different shift systems: association with age, present shift schedule, health and sleep/wake complaints.

It is often claimed that shift workers give priority to long series of days off and therefore prefer compressed work schedules at the expense of what is optimal for long-term health. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the attitude to six new shift systems among a randomly selected sample of police officers. The results showed that the most popular shift system was a rapidly, forward, rotating schedule with at least 16 h of rest between shifts, despite that it had fewer days off compared with some of the compressed shift systems.

Sleep, sleepiness and health complaints in police officers: the effects of a flexible shift system.

The aim of the study was to study the effects of a flexible shift system (based on self-determined work hours) with respect to sleep/wake complaints and subjective health. The comparison group was a rapidly rotating shift system, with frequently occurring quick returns. A secondary aim was to examine the relation between work hour characteristics indicating compressed or difficult rosters (e.

Aircrew fatigue in trans-Atlantic morning and evening flights.

The aim of the investigation was to compare sleepiness and sleep on westward morning and evening flights. Seven morning-crew pilots and seven evening-crew pilots participated. Data were collected before, during, and after outward-bound (westward) and homeward-bound (eastward) flights across six time zones.

Influence of intensive coronary care acoustics on the quality of care and physiological state of patients.

Aim Of The Study: To evaluate the possible role of room acoustics on patients with coronary artery disease and to test the hypothesis that a poor acoustics environment is likely to produce a bad work environment resulting in unwanted sound that could adversely affect the patients.

Methods And Results: A total of 94 patients admitted to the intensive coronary heart unit at Huddinge University Hospital for evaluation of chest pain were included in the study. Patient groups were recruited during bad and good acoustics, respectively.