Evolution of work ability, quality of life and self-rated health in a police department after remodelling shift schedule
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Evolution of work ability, quality of life and self-rated health in a police department after remodelling shift schedule. / Velasco-Garrido, Marcial; Herold, Robert; Rohwer, Elisabeth; Mache, Stefanie; Terschüren, Claudia; Preisser, Alexandra M; Harth, Volker.
in: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, Jahrgang 22, Nr. 1, 1670, 03.09.2022.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Evolution of work ability, quality of life and self-rated health in a police department after remodelling shift schedule
AU - Velasco-Garrido, Marcial
AU - Herold, Robert
AU - Rohwer, Elisabeth
AU - Mache, Stefanie
AU - Terschüren, Claudia
AU - Preisser, Alexandra M
AU - Harth, Volker
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/9/3
Y1 - 2022/9/3
N2 - BACKGROUND: There exists a great diversity of schedules concerning the way shift work is organized and implemented with ample agreement regarding recommendable features of a shift system. In order to adapt the shift schedule of a metropolitan police department to current recommendations, a remodelled shift schedule was introduced in 2015. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential associations between the remodelled shift schedule and work ability, quality of life and self-rated health after one and five years.METHODS: A controlled before-and- after study was conducted during the piloting phase (2015-2016) as well as a 5-year follow-up using paper questionnaires. Outcome parameters included work ability, quality of life and self-rated health.RESULTS: Work ability, quality of life and self-rated health improved after the first year of the newly implemented shift schedule among police officers working in the piloting police stations compared to those working according to the former schedule. In 5-year follow-up differences between indicators diminished.CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a remodelled shift schedule including more 12-h shifts accompanied by more days off and a coherent weekend off duty was not associated with detrimental effects to work ability, quality of life or self-reported health among police officers.
AB - BACKGROUND: There exists a great diversity of schedules concerning the way shift work is organized and implemented with ample agreement regarding recommendable features of a shift system. In order to adapt the shift schedule of a metropolitan police department to current recommendations, a remodelled shift schedule was introduced in 2015. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential associations between the remodelled shift schedule and work ability, quality of life and self-rated health after one and five years.METHODS: A controlled before-and- after study was conducted during the piloting phase (2015-2016) as well as a 5-year follow-up using paper questionnaires. Outcome parameters included work ability, quality of life and self-rated health.RESULTS: Work ability, quality of life and self-rated health improved after the first year of the newly implemented shift schedule among police officers working in the piloting police stations compared to those working according to the former schedule. In 5-year follow-up differences between indicators diminished.CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of a remodelled shift schedule including more 12-h shifts accompanied by more days off and a coherent weekend off duty was not associated with detrimental effects to work ability, quality of life or self-reported health among police officers.
U2 - 10.1186/s12889-022-14098-5
DO - 10.1186/s12889-022-14098-5
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 36056324
VL - 22
JO - BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
JF - BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
SN - 1471-2458
IS - 1
M1 - 1670
ER -
