TNO, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
Ergonomics. 2011 Mar;54(3):221-32. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2010.548876.
This paper explores the suggestion that older people would be less tolerant to shift work. Field studies on age-shift work interaction effects on sleep, fatigue, performance, accidents and health were reviewed. Studies on age-shift (morning, afternoon, night) and age-shift system (roster) interactions were also reviewed. In nine studies, shift and day workers were compared and interactions with age were addressed. Two studies reported more problems in older people, four studies reported opposite results, while in five studies no significant age-shift work interaction was observed. From across-shift comparisons (six studies), it was deduced that older compared with younger workers have more sleep problems with night shifts, while the opposite is true for morning shifts. This review did find some differences between older and younger workers, but did not find evidence for the suggestion of more shift work problems in older workers. STATEMENT OF RELEVANCE: This systematic review reveals the limited evidence that exists concerning shift work tolerance in older workers, highlighting an area for future research. Some interactions between age and shift type and shift system have been found, however. In view of these, it is argued that age-specific aspects should be considered in shift work planning.
本文探讨了老年人对轮班工作容忍度较低的观点。综述了关于年龄与轮班工作相互作用对睡眠、疲劳、绩效、事故和健康影响的现场研究。还综述了关于年龄-轮班（早班、中班、夜班）和年龄-轮班系统（轮班表）相互作用的研究。在 9 项研究中，对比了轮班工人和日班工人，并探讨了与年龄的相互作用。两项研究报告称老年人存在更多问题，四项研究报告结果相反，而在五项研究中未观察到明显的年龄-轮班工作相互作用。从跨班比较（六项研究）中推断出，与年轻工人相比，老年工人上夜班时睡眠问题更多，而早班则相反。本综述确实发现了老年工人和年轻工人之间的一些差异，但没有证据表明老年工人的轮班工作问题更多。相关性说明：本系统综述揭示了关于老年工人轮班工作容忍度的有限证据，突出了未来研究的一个领域。然而，已经发现了一些年龄和轮班类型以及轮班系统之间的相互作用。鉴于这些情况，有人认为，在轮班工作规划中应考虑到特定年龄的因素。
