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The effect of working on-call on stress physiology and sleep: a systematic review
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posted on 2017-06-01, 00:00 authored by Sarah Hall, S A Ferguson, Anne TurnerAnne Turner, Samuel Robertson, Grace Vincent, Brad AisbettBrad AisbettOn-call work is becoming an increasingly common work pattern, yet the human impacts of this type of work are not well established. Given the likelihood of calls to occur outside regular work hours, it is important to consider the potential impact of working on-call on stress physiology and sleep. The aims of this review were to collate and evaluate evidence on the effects of working on-call from home on stress physiology and sleep. A systematic search of Ebsco Host, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus and ScienceDirect was conducted. Search terms included: on-call, on call, standby, sleep, cortisol, heart rate, adrenaline, noradrenaline, nor-adrenaline, epinephrine, norepinephrine, nor-epinephrine, salivary alpha amylase and alpha amylase. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria, with only one study investigating the effect of working on-call from home on stress physiology. All eight studies investigated the effect of working on-call from home on sleep. Working on-call from home appears to adversely affect sleep quantity, and in most cases, sleep quality. However, studies did not differentiate between night's on-call from home with and without calls. Data examining the effect of working on-call from home on stress physiology were not sufficient to draw meaningful conclusions.
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Sleep medicine reviewsVolume
33Pagination
79 - 87Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1087-0792eISSN
1532-2955Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2016, ElsevierUsage metrics
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on-callstandbysleep qualitysleep quantityhypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axiscortisolsympatho-adrenal medullary systemsleepScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineClinical NeurologyNeurosciencesNeurosciences & NeurologyDIURNAL CORTISOL PROFILEMENTAL-HEALTHSHIFT WORKGENERAL-PRACTITIONERSAXIS ACTIVITYNIGHT CALLJOB STRESSPHYSICIANSTIMERHYTHM
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