Supporting the management of long-term health risk from night work

Ryan, Brendan; Dadashi, Nastaran; Gibbs, Keith

Abstract

Societal demands mean that many companies operate throughout the day to provide services. The impact of night work on long-term health is not clear, but there is sufficient evidence for closer monitoring of this as a concern and industry is not sure what more they need to do about this potential problem. There are many health conditions and potential interventions to reduce risks from night working, but there is no clarity on how to design and implement intervention programmes for long-term health issues. This paper reports on a rapid review of 24 articles to examine how interventions can minimise long-term health risk from night work. The analysis has identified eight types of intervention that have been used in relation to seven types of long-term health conditions but has highlighted weaknesses in evaluation, in relation to the current knowledge of the implementation and effectiveness of the interventions for long-term health. Commentary is provided on how researchers and industry practitioners need to think about risk in different ways, improve implementation of interventions through a systemic approach to work design and organisation, and employ more participatory approaches to embed cultural change in organisations.

Citation

Ryan, B., Dadashi, N., & Gibbs, K. (2024). Supporting the management of long-term health risk from night work. Industrial Health, https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2023-0196

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 7, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Aug 15, 2024
• Publication Date: Aug 15, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 9, 2024
• Journal: Industrial Health
• Print ISSN: 0019-8366
• Electronic ISSN: 1880-8026
• Publisher: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2023-0196
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/38898513
• Publisher URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhealth/advpub/0/advpub_2023-0196/_article