Worktime control-dependent reductions in fatigue, sleep problems, and depression

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-250

  Takahashi, Masaya ^a   Iwasaki, Kenji ^a   Sasaki, Takeshi ^a   Kubo, Tomohide ^a   Mori, Ippei ^b   Otsuka, Yasumasa ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE OF LABOUR   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Fatigue; Sleep; Worktime control

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP RESEARCH;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCES; DAYTIME SLEEPINESS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; SLEEP; SLEEP PROBLEMS;

METAL DRAWING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DAYTIME WORK; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INSOMNIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 78349307226     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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