On-call work and health: a review

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Nicol, Anne-Marie and Botterill, Jackie S 2004. On-call work and health: a review. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. 3 (15).
AuthorsNicol, Anne-Marie and Botterill, Jackie S
Abstract

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.

Keywordson-call scheduling; work patterns; literature review; health effects; occupational health; British health care system
JournalEnvironmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
Journal citation3 (15)
ISSN1476-069X
Year2004
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CC BY
Web address (URL)http://hdl.handle.net/10552/237
Publication dates
Print08 Dec 2004
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Deposited07 Aug 2009
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Nicol, A., Botterill, J. S. (2004) ‘On-call work and health: a review ' Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 3:15.

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