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What Factors Influence the Sleep of On-call Workers?
Grace E. Vincent,Katya Kovac,Leigh Signal,Amy C. Reynolds,Jessica L. Paterson,Madeline Sprajcer,Sally A. Ferguson +6 more
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Female on-call workers were more likely to think about the likelihood of being called, report frequent thoughts about what they would need to do if called, and think about interruptions to family/leisure time as a result of a call.Abstract:
Objective: On-call work is becoming increasingly common in response to service demands. This study had two aims; 1) describe the demographic profile of on-call workers in Australia, and 2) establis...read more
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Safety implications of fatigue and sleep inertia for emergency services personnel.
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A Time to Rest, a Time to Dine: Sleep, Time-Restricted Eating, and Cardiometabolic Health
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TL;DR: Increased vigilance during the night causes sleep to be less efficient and less qualitative as shown by an increase in wake-activity and a distorted sleep perception.
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The well-being of gig workers in the sharing economy during COVID-19
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The effect of a short burst of exercise during the night on subsequent sleep
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Good Gig, Bad Gig: Autonomy and Algorithmic Control in the Global Gig Economy:
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Irregular Work Scheduling and Its Consequences
Lonnie Golden,Lonnie Golden +1 more
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