title: On-call work and health: a review.
abstract: Many professions in the fields of engineering, aviation and medicine employ this form of scheduling. However, on-call work has received significantly less research attention than other work patterns such as shift work and overtime hours. This paper reviews the current body of peer-reviewed, published research conducted on the health effects of on-call work The health effects studies done in the area of on-call work are limited to mental health, job stress, sleep disturbances and personal safety. The reviewed research suggests that on-call work scheduling can pose a risk to health, although there are critical gaps in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health and Environment Research, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada. anicol@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nicol
authors.forename: Jackie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Botterill
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D016272:Occupational Health; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013997:Time Factors; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance