The association between Korean employed workers' on-call work and health problems, injuries
10.1186/s40557-018-0225-0
- Author:
Chulin BAEK
1
;
Jae Bum PARK
;
Kyungjong LEE
;
Jaehyuk JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
On-call work;
Health problems;
Injuries;
Korean working conditions survey;
Broad range of the job spectrum
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Anxiety Disorders;
Asthenopia;
Back Pain;
Depression;
Fatigue;
Headache;
Hearing;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Lower Extremity;
Odds Ratio;
Skin;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders;
Upper Extremity
- From:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2018;30(1):19-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: On-call work is a form of work that requires the person to work at any time during the on-call period. Thus, on-call work is often regarded as one of the most severe stress factors. This study investigates the associations between on-call work and health problems, injuries. METHODS: This study was based on the 3rd Korean Working Conditions Survey. Total of 29,246 employed workers who had been working for at least 1 year were included. Logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the association between on-call work and health problems, injuries. RESULTS: The odds ratios for on-call workers in terms of physical health problems, psychological health problems, and injuries were 1.33 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.22-1.44), 1.31 (95% CI 1.08-1.60), and 2.76 (95% CI 2.26-3.37), respectively. Analysis of the detailed symptoms revealed odds ratios in on-call workers of 2.06 for hearing problems (95% CI 1.63-2.62); 1.71 for skin problems (95% CI 1.38-2.12); 1.22 for back pain (95% CI 1.08-1.38); 1.23 for muscular pains in upper limbs (95% CI 1.12-1.34); 1.27 for muscular pains in lower limbs (95% CI 1.15-1.40); 1.46 for headache, eye fatigue (95% CI 1.32-1.60); 1.37 for abdominal pain (95% CI 1.02-1.85); 1.43 for depression or anxiety disorders (95% CI 1.07-1.93); 1.36 for fatigue (95% CI 1.24-1.49); and 1.41 for insomnia and general sleep difficulties (95% CI 1.13-1.76). CONCLUSIONS: The present study found that on-call work results in an increased risk of health problems and injuries. This study is the result of analyses of broad range of the job spectrum in Korean employed workers; thus, future studies are necessary to determine the effects of on-call work in various job groups.
