Department of Public Health Sciences, UConn School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave MC6325, Farmington, CT, 06030-6325, USA.
Department of Psychological Sciences, Division of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2021 Dec 8;21(1):2230. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12265-8.
Non-standard work schedules (NSWSs), occurring outside of regular and predictable daytime hours, may negatively affect worker and family health. This qualitative study sought to understand worker perspectives on the health and well-being impacts of NSWSs among full-time, transportation maintainers, correctional, and manufacturing workers.
Forty-nine workers participated in 8 focus groups. Data were transcribed and analyzed with ATLAS.ti, using the constant comparative method to identify themes and sub-themes.
Workers reported that long work hours and irregular and unpredictable schedules posed the biggest obstacles to their well-being. Workers reported that NSWSs were associated with behavior impacts (poor family and social connections, poor eating, poor sleep, lack of exercise recovery), physical health impacts (exhaustion, weight gain) and extended work exposures (increased stress, increased accidents).
This highlights the importance of developing and implementing effective workplace interventions to address these barriers to health and health behaviors.
非标准工作时间（NSWSs），即不在常规和可预测的白天时间内发生的工作时间，可能会对工人和家庭健康产生负面影响。本定性研究旨在了解全职交通维护员、惩教和制造业工人对 NSWS 对健康和福祉影响的看法。
49 名工人参加了 8 个焦点小组。使用 ATLAS.ti 对数据进行转录和分析，采用恒定比较法确定主题和子主题。
工人报告说，工作时间长和工作时间不规律且不可预测是他们幸福感的最大障碍。工人报告说，NSWS 与行为影响（家庭和社会关系不佳、不良饮食、睡眠不佳、缺乏运动恢复）、身体健康影响（疲劳、体重增加）和延长工作暴露（增加压力、增加事故）有关。
这凸显了制定和实施有效的工作场所干预措施以解决这些健康和健康行为障碍的重要性。
