title: Risk for work-related fatigue among the employees on semiconductor manufacturing lines.
abstract: To examine the potential risk factors for work-related fatigue (WRF) among workers in modern industries, the authors analyzed the records of need-for-recovery questionnaires and health checkup results for 1545 employees. Compared with regular daytime workers, and after adjusting for confounders, the workers adapting to day-and-night rotating shift work (RSW) had a 4.0-fold (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.7-5.9) increased risk for WRF, higher than the 2.2-fold risk (95% CI = 1.5-3.3) for persistent shift workers. Based on highest education level, the male employees with university degrees had the highest adjusted odds ratio (a-OR) 2.8 (95% CI = 1.0-7.8) for complaining of WRF versus compulsory education group. For female workers, currently married/cohabiting status was inversely associated with WRF (a-OR = 0.5; 95% CI = 0.2-0.9), and child-rearing responsibility moderately increased WRF risk (a-OR = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.0-3.7). Day-and-night RSW and the adaptation, educational levels of males, and domestic factors for females contributed to WRF among semiconductor manufacturing employees.
authors.affiliation: En Chu Kong Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Tao-Yuan General Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hui-I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan pchen@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Pau-Chung
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D066192:Manufacturing Industry; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012666:Semiconductors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance
keywords: need-for-recovery; risk assessment; rotating shift work; work-related fatigue