Anna Arlinghaus

XIMES GmbH

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are leading causes for sick days and long-term disability, and nurses are amongst the most affected. While long weekly work hours can increase MSD risk, the role of specific shift schedule characteristics in healthcare is poorly understood. For this narrative review, 236 abstracts published since 2008 were screened,...

Bei der Arbeitszeitgestaltung treffen öfters betriebliche Anforderungen wie erweiterte Betriebs- und Öffnungszeiten auf den deutlichen Wunsch der Mitarbeitenden nach mehr Gestaltungsfreiräumen bei der Arbeitszeit, um ihre Work-Life-Balance zu ver-bessern. Eine mögliche Lösung für diese auf den ersten Blick widersprüchlichen An-forderungen besteht a...

Bei der Gestaltung der Arbeitszeit treffen unterschiedliche Interessen von Unternehmen und Beschäftigten aufeinander. Neben betrieblich vorgegebenen Zielen (z.B. Bedarf, geringe Kosten) und Recht ist daher die Ausgestaltung eines Schichtmodells, das ergonomische Erkenntnisse berücksichtigt und auf eine ausgewogene Verteilung von sozial nutzbarer Ze...

Aims Medical doctors are affected by high levels of occupational burnout. Work organization such as sufficient rest breaks can decrease stress and fatigue; however, rest breaks are often skipped under high workload and time pressure. The present study sought to investigate the effect of self-determined rest breaks on acute and daily levels of fatig...

Editorial - Arbeitszeiten in Krisenzeiten https://www.asu-arbeitsmedizin.com/editorial/arbeitszeiten-krisenzeiten

Schichtpläne bilden nach wie vor einen guten Rahmen, um strukturell unterschiedliche Anforderungen auszuhandeln und auch kurzfristige Flexibilitätsanforderungen miteinzubeziehen. In den letzten Jahren hat die Individualisierung der Arbeitszeitmodelle an immer größerer Bedeutung gewonnen. Damit stieg das Erfordernis, Pläne nicht nur der Bereiche, so...

Der Einfluss atypischer, d.h. langer oder außerhalb der üblichen Zeiten liegender Arbeitszeiten auf Gesundheit und Unfallrisiken ist gut belegt. Weniger umfassend dokumentiert ist der Zusammenhang zwischen atypischen Arbeitszeiten und den Möglichkeiten zu sozialer Teilhabe. In diesem Beitrag präsentieren wir Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Erhebung z...

Arbeitszeiten können das Fehler- und Unfallrisiko der Beschäftigten beeinflussen. Um die Risiken verschiedener Arbeitszeit- bzw. Schichtmodelle zu bewerten, wurden fünf häufig anzutreffende „Standardmodelle“ mit dem XIMES-Risikorechner analysiert und verglichen. Inkludiert wurden kurz vorwärts und lang rückwärts rotierte Schichtpläne, 12-Stunden-Mo...

http://dx.doi.org/10.18753/2297-8224-164 - Heft 3/2020 des Journals sozialpolitik.ch zum Thema Innovation und Forschung in der Arbeits(zeit)organisation https://www.sozialpolitik.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/2020-3-1-editorial.pdf

Editorial - Innovation und Forschung in der Arbeits(zeit)organisation http://dx.doi.org/10.18753/2297-8224-164 www.sozialpolitik.ch/aktuelles-heft

In der letzten Zeit werden Forderungen nach mehr Flexibilität und größerer Anpassbarkeit der Arbeitszeiten, insbesondere an die betrieblichen Anforderungen aber auch an die Anforderungen der Beschäftigten, immer deutlicher und zwar deutlich weitergehend, als das derzeitige Arbeitszeitgesetz in der BRD zulässt. Konfligierend damit legen erste Studie...

Zusammenfassung In der Diskussion um beeinträchtigungsminimierende Schichtsysteme werden in der Forschung wie in der betrieblichen Praxis häufig langrotierte Systeme favorisiert, obwohl die vorliegenden Befunde eher für kurzrotierte Systeme sprechen. Aus diesem Grunde wurde in dieser Studie Art und Umfang psychosozialer Beeinträchtigungen, wie z. B...

Working time arrangements that require shift work or other non-standard working hours have significant potential to encroach on time that is highly valued for family, social and leisure activity. This can often result in workers experiencing poorer work-family or work-life balance. Based on an extensive literature search and expert knowledge, prima...

Editorial des Themenheftes "Arbeitszeitentwicklungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz" des Journals sozialpolitik.ch

Themenheft sozialpolitik.ch - Arbeitszeitentwicklungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.

Die aktuelle Regulierung von Arbeitszeiten schafft Anreize für belastende Zeiten und berücksichtigt nur unzureichend wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu den Auswirkungen dieser Belastungen. Dieser Beitrag stellt einen neuen Ansatz vor: Ausgehend von einer einerseits weit verbreiteten und andererseits auch sozial- und gesundheitspolitisch wünschenswer...

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Im Falle der Dauernachtarbeit, also einer dauerhaften Schichtarbeit bei Nacht, stehen begründete Befürchtungen erheblicher Nachteile anderen Sichtweisen gegenüber. Dieser Artikel beruht auf einer umfassenden Literatursuche und einer breiten Diskussion in der Arbeitszeitgesellschaft. Es werden von Expertinnen und Experten konsensual abgestimmte Thes...

Purpose Replication and cross-validation of results on health and safety risks of work at unusual times. Methods Data from two independent surveys (European Working Conditions Surveys 2005 and 2010; EU 2005: n = 23,934 and EU 2010: n = 35,187) were used to examine the relative risks of working at unusual times (evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays) on...

Unusual working hours, such as shift work and work on evenings or weekends, are highly prevalent in the 24/7 economy. Adverse psychosocial effects of shift work are well-known and include poor work-life balance, decreased opportunities for social participation, family problems and negative effects on partners and children. This chapter describes th...

In comparison with other jobs public transport drivers show an increased risk in job related health problems. The consequences are frequent and long absences from work as well as temporary and permanent disabilities for driving services. In order to collect evidence about the current state of the prevalence and the conditions contributing to or pre...

Internationalization and technological developments have changed the work organization in developed and developing industrial economies. Information and communication technologies, such as computers and smartphones, are increasingly used, allowing more temporal and spatial flexibility of work. This may lead to an increase in supplemental work, i.e....

Early shift start time and night shifts are associated with reduced sleep duration and poor sleep quality that often lead to increased fatigue levels, performance decrements and adverse safety and health outcomes. This study investigates the impact of shift starting time on sleep patterns, including the duration and quality of sleep and alertness/s...

Zusammenfassung Es ist bekannt, dass variable Arbeitszeiten das Risiko für gesundheitliche und soziale Beeinträchtigungen erhöhen können. Die vorliegende Studie zeigt anhand europäischer Daten abhängig Beschäftigter (n = 35.187), dass sich bei variablen Arbeitszeiten (jenseits von Schichtarbeit) auch das Risiko für Arbeitsunfälle mit Fehlzeiten erh...

Zusammenfassung In dieser Arbeit werden Wirkungen eines Schichtmodellwechsels (9 Tage Arbeit 3 Tage frei plus zahlreiche Freischichten auf 6 Tage Arbeit 4 Tage frei plus einige variable Zusatzschichten) für den vollkontinuierlichen Betrieb verbunden mit einer Arbeitszeitreduktion (von 38,5 Stunden auf 34,4 Stunden) bei der voestalpine Stahl GmbH an...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between perceived leisure availability and fatigue in working individuals and the extent it mediates the known association between work hours and fatigue. A sample of 7,154 working individuals (ages 20–59) was drawn from the Austrian Health Survey 2006–07. The associations were determi...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the duration and timing of rest breaks on traumatic injury risk across a shift in a relatively large sample of hospitalized workers with severe work-related hand injury in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Hospitalized workers from multiple industries with severe work-related trauma...

Due to the aging population and a shift to patient home care, home health aides (HHAs) are a fast-growing occupation. Since little is known about workplace risk factors for back injuries among HHAs, we examined the role of ergonomic and psychosocial factors in injury reporting among HHAs. We used the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey data...

Boundaries between work and private life are diminishing, but little is known on how this influences worker health. Therefore, we examined the association between work-related contacts outside of regular working hours by e-mail or phone and self-reported health in a representative sample of European employees (n = 23 760). The risk of reporting ≥1...

Arbeitszeiten an Abenden oder Wochenenden gelten als biologisch und sozial ungünstig. Bislang bestehen jedoch nur unzureichende Erkenntnisse darüber, welche Effekte diese Arbeitszeiten einzeln und in Kombination auf die Work-Life-Balance, Gesundheit und Sicherheit der Beschäftigten haben. Logistische Regressionsanalysen der 4. Europäischen Erhebung...

Introduction: Home health aides (HAs) receive limited training and reach many older patient populations highly susceptible to influenza virus. We sought to examine socio-demographic correlates of seasonal flu vaccination receipt among HAs. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey, a nationally representative...

Introduction: During an influenza pandemic, vulnerable and sick populations (i.e. elderly with chronic diseases, permanent disability, or terminal illness) are often rendered various home medical services by health aides (HAs). Given that these paraprofessionals receive limited training and reach many older patient populations highly susceptible to...

Occupational injury is associated with numerous individual and work-related risk factors, including long working hours and short sleep duration; however, the complex mechanisms causing such injuries are not yet fully understood. The authors used structural equation modeling (SEM) as a novel approach to examine fatigue-related direct and indirect po...

OBJECTIVES: Long working hours can lead to an accumulation in fatigue that may increase worker's risk of injury. However, it is not known if this association is different for men and women. Our aim was, therefore, to investigate gender differences in the effect of weekly working hours on occupational injury risk. METHODS: The US National Health Int...

Fatigue has been linked to adverse safety outcomes, and poor quality or decreased sleep has been associated with obesity (higher body mass index, BMI). Additionally, higher BMI is related to an increased risk for injury; however, it is unclear whether BMI modifies the effect of short sleep or has an independent effect on work-related injury risk. T...

Aging and demographic changes in Europe and other global economies have led to a discussion about postponing the legal retirement age; however, health and safety consequences for the workforce have not yet been examined. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of lifetime exposure to shiftwork on health impairments and fitness fo...

Long working hours can lead to an accumulation in fatigue that may increase worker's risk of injury. However, it is not known if this association is different for men and women. Our aim was, therefore, to investigate gender differences in the effect of weekly working hours on occupational injury risk. The US National Health Interview Survey is a cl...

Objectives: Rest breaks and other work-related temporal factors, such as time spent on task, influence the accumulation of fatigue, and thus impact occupational injury risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of rest breaks on "time to injury" (the time between start of work and injury) for injured workers treated in a nationally...

During the last decades the number of employees working in flexible and/or unsocial hours (e.g., on evenings and weekends) has substantially increased. However, working on weekends can reduce both recovery time and interfere with the social rhythm in our society, thus reducing the amount of socially valuable hours available. According to the social...

Abstract Fatigue has been linked to adverse safety outcomes and poor quality or decreased sleep has been associated with obesity (higher body mass index, BMI). Additionally, higher BMI is related to an increased risk for injury; however, it is not clear whether BMI modifies the effect of short sleep or has an independent effect on work-related inju...

Several attributes of the work schedule can increase the risk of occupational injuries and accidents, health impairments, and reduced social participation. Although previous studies mainly focused on the effects of shiftwork and long working hours on employee health and safety, there is little evidence of a potential negative impact of working Sund...

Using structural equation modeling, it can be shown that long weekly working hours and work on weekends, nights, and in shifts have detrimental effects on psychovegetative health. Employees' reported subjective work-life balance also decreases with increasing number of hours worked/week, days worked on weekends, or at nights, and with working shift...

In Germany, risk assessment of the working time arrangement is legally required, and within this context the authors assessed the usefulness of the fatigue and risk index (FRI) to predict any detrimental effects to health and safety. This assessment was made using data from two different surveys. Each contained records of working hours over a 4-wk...

Periodic components inherent in actual schedules of flexible working hours and their interference with social rhythms were measured using spectrum analysis. The resulting indicators of periodicity and interference were then related to the reported social impairments of workers. The results show that a suppression of the 24 and the 168 h (seven-day)...

In order to analyze whether impairments to health and well-being under flexible working hours can be predicted from specific characteristics of the work schedules, periodic components in flexible working hours and their interference with the circadian temperature rhythm were analyzed applying univariate and bivariate spectrum analyses to both time...

Die aktuelle Diskussion um Arbeitszeitverlängerungen orientiert sich oft ausschließlich an vermeintlich wirtschaftlichen Kriterien, ohne dabei gesundheitliche Effekte für die Beschäftigten zu berücksichtigen. Mit zunehmender Dauer der Arbeitszeit ist jedoch mit einem Anstieg von gesundheitlichen Beeinträchtigungen zu rechnen. Dieses Ergebnis lässt...