Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Centre for Nutrition,Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Chronobiol Int. 2020 Sep-Oct;37(9-10):1325-1334. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1825468. Epub 2020 Oct 13.
This study aimed to compare sickness absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use due to respiratory infections, as well as general sickness absenteeism and work performance between shift and non-shift workers. In this study, 589 shift and non-shift workers employed in hospitals were included. For 6 months, participants kept a daily record of their influenza-like illness/acute respiratory infection (ILI/ARI) symptoms using a diary application. After an episode of ILI/ARI symptoms ended, participants (n = 531) were questioned about their sickness absenteeism (occurrence and duration in hours), work performance (on a 10 point scale), and healthcare use during the ILI/ARI episode. At the end of the 6 months follow-up, participants (n = 498) were also asked about general sickness absenteeism and work performance in the past 4 weeks. Mixed-model and regression analyses were used to compare absenteeism, work performance, and healthcare use between shift and non-shift workers. No differences were found in sickness absenteeism [Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.00 (95%‒Confidence Interval (CI): 0.61‒1.64)] and work performance [Regression coefficient (B) = -0.19 (95%‒CI: -0.65‒0.26)] due to ILI/ARI between shift and non-shift workers. In addition, healthcare use due to ILI/ARI was similar between shift and non-shift workers. Furthermore, similar general sickness absenteeism rates and work performance levels were found between shift and non-shift workers. As this is the first study that examined the associations with shift work due to ILI/ARI, further studies are needed to confirm our findings.
本研究旨在比较因呼吸道感染导致的病假缺勤、工作表现和医疗保健使用情况，以及轮班和非轮班工人的一般病假缺勤和工作表现。本研究纳入了 589 名在医院工作的轮班和非轮班工人。在 6 个月的时间里，参与者使用日记应用程序每天记录流感样疾病/急性呼吸道感染（ILI/ARI）症状。ILI/ARI 症状结束后，对 531 名参与者（n=531）进行了关于病假缺勤（缺勤发生和持续时间以小时为单位）、工作表现（10 分制）以及 ILI/ARI 期间医疗保健使用情况的询问。在 6 个月的随访结束时，还询问了 498 名参与者（n=498）过去 4 周的一般病假缺勤和工作表现情况。使用混合模型和回归分析比较了轮班和非轮班工人之间的缺勤、工作表现和医疗保健使用情况。轮班和非轮班工人因 ILI/ARI 导致的病假缺勤（优势比（OR）=1.00（95%置信区间（CI）：0.61-1.64））和工作表现（回归系数（B）=-0.19（95%CI：-0.65-0.26））没有差异。此外，ILI/ARI 导致的医疗保健使用情况在轮班和非轮班工人之间相似。此外，轮班和非轮班工人的一般病假缺勤率和工作表现水平相似。由于这是第一项研究呼吸道感染与轮班工作的关联，因此需要进一步的研究来证实我们的发现。
