Open AccessShift work and long-term injury among police officers
Author(s) -
John M. Violanti,
Desta Fekedulegn,
Michael E. Andrew,
Luenda E. Charles,
Tara A. Hartley,
Bryan Vila,
Cecil M. Burchfiel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3342
Subject(s) - poisson regression , rate ratio , demography , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , population , emergency medicine , mathematics , geometry , sociology
Our previous work has suggested that the incidence of any occurrence of injury leave among police officers is higher on night shifts. In this study, we extended our inquiry to determine whether the incidence of long-term injury leave varies across shifts.