The impact of work time control on physicians' sleep and well-being

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 109-116

  Tucker, P ^a,b   Bejerot, E ^c   Kecklund, G ^a,d   Aronsson, G ^c   Akerstedt T ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Physicians; Shift work; Work time control

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS;

PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS; SHIFT WORK; SLEEP DISTURBANCES; WELLBEING; WORK HOURS; WORK SCHEDULES; WORK TIME;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; WELLBEING; WORK SCHEDULE; WORK TIME CONTROL; WORKING TIME; DYSSOMNIAS; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DYSSOMNIAS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84919597289     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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