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We should work less at night
Author(s) -
MERETOJA O. A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01896.x
Subject(s) - medicine , night work , work (physics) , work hours , shift work , working hours , health care , medical emergency , gerontology , psychiatry , labour economics , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth
There is growing amount of evidence that doctors' performance is poorer if they work for over‐prolonged duties or at night. These working patterns decrease the standard of care and increase the health care expenses. Furthermore, night workers have serious health risks due to their non‐physiological work shifts. Effective ways to reduce the overall consequences of fatigue and night work include minimising the amount of work carried out at nighttime and setting up rules for maximal hours for each work shift.