Sequence analysis of the combinations of work shifts and absences in health care - comparison of two years of administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In health care, the shift work is arranged as irregular work shifts to provide operational hours for 24/7 care. We aimed to investigate working hour trends and turnover in health care via identification of time-related sequences of work shifts and absences among health care employees. The transitions between the work shifts (i.e., morning, day, evening, and night shifts), and absences (days off and other leaves) over time were analyzed and the predictors of change in irregular shift work were quantified.

Methods

A longitudinal cohort study was conducted using employer-owned payroll-based register data of objective and day-to-day working hours and absences of one hospital district in Finland from 2014 to 2019 (n = 4931 employees). The working hour data included sta

SUBMITTER: Krutova O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature