Gastrointestinal disorders among shift workers

The association between long working hours and health: A systematic review of epidemiological evidence

“…Furthermore, by comparing and unifying the results, we could reach a universal conclusion about these associations. With regards to the influence of shift work, we considered that this factor itself raised a health risk for workers (17)(18)(19). This has been implied by one meta-analysis (41) that investigated long working hours and CHD.…”

“…Many studies have elucidated the association between shift work and health (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22), and shift work is considered detrimental to health. Shift work has been associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction, coronary events, ischemic stroke (17), gastrointestinal symptoms, gastric ulcers (18), and metabolic syndrome (19). Female night-shift workers have also been reported to be at increased risk of breast cancer (20).…”

Does workplace health promotion reach shift workers?

“…Shift work (especially night work) is associated with more health-related problems, such as ischemic heart disease (1), gastrointestinal disorders (2), and metabolic disorders (3) as compared with day work. Shift work can be defined as fixed evening or fixed night work or variable working hours that include two-or three-shift work with combinations of day, evening, and night work.…”

Co-ordination of research on working hours and health in the Nordic countries

“…Night work is associated with both acute, passing effects such as poor sleep , decreased cognitive function (Dula et al, 2001;Griffiths et al, 2006), gastro-intestinal problems (Knutsson & Bøggild, 2010), as well as accidents and injuries (Folkard & Tucker, 2003). There is some, albeit limited evidence that the organisation of working hours increases risk of chronic disorders e.g.…”

“…There is some, albeit limited evidence that the organisation of working hours increases risk of chronic disorders e.g. diabetes (Morikawa et al, 2005;Suwazono et al, 2006), peptic ulcer disease (Knutsson & Bøggild, 2010), cardiovascular disease (Bøggild & Knutsson, 1999), and breast cancer as well as possibly other cancers (Costa et al, 2010).…”