Short time between shifts and risk of injury among Danish hospital workers: a register-based cohort study

• Main Authors: Helena B Nielsen (Author), Åse Marie Hansen (Author), Sadie H Conway (Author), Johnny Dyreborg (Author), Johnni Hansen (Author), Henrik A Kolstad (Author), Ann Dyreborg Larsen (Author), Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen (Author), Lisa A Pompeii (Author), Anne Helene Garde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Short time between consecutive work shifts (quick returns, ie, ≤11 hours between shifts) is associated with sleepiness and fatigue, both of which have been linked to risk of injury. This paper aims to study quick returns between work shifts and risk of injury among Danish hospital worker...