Safety incidents associated with extended working hours. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We performed a systematic review to assess potential consequences of extended working hours on accidents, near-accidents, safety incidents and injuries (incidents) by considering the overall certainty of evidence.

Methods

We searched five databases systematically (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Proquest Health and safety Science Abstract) and identified 10072 studies published until December 2020. Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. We followed a systematic approach to evaluate risk of bias and synthesize results in a meta-analysis. The certainty of evidence was determined by a modified version of The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE).

Results

Our analyses indicated an association between wor

SUBMITTER: Matre D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504541 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature