Recovery and detachment between shifts, and fatigue during a twelve-hour shift.
The study investigated the role of recovery and detachment in the break period between two shifts for fatigue in the current shift. A time-based paper-and-pencil diary study was carried out observing sixty-four railway controllers over ten consecutive working shifts. The results demonstrated that fatigue in the current shift was not only affected by recovery and psychological detachment during break phases before a shift, but also by fatigue at shift onset and perceived workload during the shift.
Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. christian.korunka@univie.ac.at
Christian
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Korunka
Bettina
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Kubicek
Roman
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Prem
Antonio
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Cvitan
D000328:Adult; D005221:Fatigue / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011890:Railroads; D012146:Rest / Q000523:psychology*; D057566:Self Report; D013997:Time Factors; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology