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1: Environ Health. 2004 Dec 8;3(1):15.Click here to read Click here to read Links

On-call work and health: a review.

Nicol AM, Botterill JS.

Centre for Health and Environment Research, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. anicol@interchange.ubc.ca

Many professions in the fields of engineering, aviation and medicine employ this form of scheduling. However, on-call work has received significantly less research attention than other work patterns such as shift work and overtime hours. This paper reviews the current body of peer-reviewed, published research conducted on the health effects of on-call work The health effects studies done in the area of on-call work are limited to mental health, job stress, sleep disturbances and personal safety. The reviewed research suggests that on-call work scheduling can pose a risk to health, although there are critical gaps in the literature.

PMID: 15588276 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC539298

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