Shift work, night work and sleep disorders among pastry cookers and shopkeepers in France: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most research on night and shift work focuses on employee health in large companies, primarily in the healthcare and transportation sectors. However, many night workers work on their own or in small businesses related to services or food. This survey focuses on sleep habits and disorders concerning night work in pastry production and sales.

Methods

An epidemiological telephone cross-sectional survey of night shift workers and their sleep habits was proposed to all employers and employees in the French pastry industry via their insurance health prevention company. Sleep logs allow us to estimate the total sleep time (TST) on workdays and enquire on napping episodes and length. In order to estimate the ideal TST, we added a question on the ideal amount of sleep the s

SUBMITTER: Pepin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5942435 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature