The relationship between atypical work schedule and health status in Taiwan female flight attendants

• Main Authors: Ya-Hui Cheng, 程雅慧
• Other Authors: Tzeng-Jih Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81243469340640081223

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 職業安全衛生研究所 === 100 === Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between atypical work schedule and health status (including sleep quality and mental health) in Taiwan female flight attendants. Methods : This was a cross-sectional research design. 409 female flight attendants between the ages of 20-45, flying international airway in Taiwan were recruited to this study. 320 effective questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed. A self-administered questionnaire, including demographic variables, shift work schedule, sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), and mental health (Chinese Health Questionnaire-12, CHQ-12) was analyzed. Results : The mean age of participants was 32 years. Compared with poor sleep quality during residence in Taiwan, the odds ratio of poor sleep quality during temporary stay was 2.17 (95% CI = 1.24-3.79). Compared to “less than 6 days” of overnight work within two months, those with “more than 15 days “ and “7-14 days” had a 3.06-fold (95% CI = 1.34-7.00) and 2.00-fold (95% CI = 1.02-3.92) of poor sleep quality, respectively, after adjusting for age (yrs), duration of employment, marital status and number of children. Besides, compared to “less than 6 days” of overnight work within two months, those with “more than 15 days “ and “7-14 days” had a 2.13-fold (95% CI = 0.98-4.63) and 1.29-fold (95% CI = 0.67-2.51) of poor mental health, respectively, after adjusting for age (yrs), duration of employment, marital status and number of children. There was a rising trend of poor mental health among cumulative more than 7 days of night shift (p value for trend = 0.0443). Conclusion Atypical work schedule with much overnight work had unhealthy influence on sleep quality and mental health in Taiwan flight attendants.