• How to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks 

      Garde, Anne Helene; Begtrup, Luise; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bonde, Jens Peter; Hansen, Johnni; Hansen, Åse Marie; Härmä, Mikko; Jensen, Marie Aarrebo; Kecklund, Göran; Kolstad, Henrik A.; Larsen, Ann Dyreborg; Lie, Jenny-Anne Sigstad; Moreno, Claudia; Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten; Sallinen, Mikael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives This discussion paper aims to provide scientifically based recommendations on night shift schedules, including consecutive shifts, shift intervals and duration of shifts, which may reduce health and safety risks. ...
    • Pain complaints after consecutive nights and quick returns in Norwegian nurses working three-shift rotation: an observational study 

      Katsifaraki, Maria; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard; Christensen, Jan Olav; Wærsted, Morten; Knardahl, Stein; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Härmä, Mikko; Matre, Dagfinn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives To determine whether nurses working consecutive night shifts, or short transitions between shifts (quick returns (QRs)), yielded higher risk for pain complaints when compared with regular morning shifts. Sleep ...
    • Working hour characteristics and schedules among nurses in three Nordic countries – a comparative study using payroll data 

      Garde, Anne Helene; Harris, Anette; Vedaa, Øystein; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Hansen, Johnni; Hansen, Åse Marie; Kolstad, Henrik A.; Koskinen, Aki; Pallesen, Ståle; Ropponen, Annina; Härmä, Mikko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-28)
      Background: Organisation of working hour schedules in the Northern European countries are rather similar. EU countries are obliged to adopt national legislation regarding duration of weekly working hours and rest periods. ...