title: Need for recovery among male technical distal on-call workers.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to (1) examine whether need for recovery differs between workers (i) not on-call, (ii) on-call but not called and (iii) on-call and called, and (2) investigate the associations between age, health, work and social characteristics with need for recovery for the three scenarios (i-iii). Cross-sectional data of N = 169 Dutch distal on-call workers were analysed with multivariate logistic regression. Need for recovery differed significantly between the three scenarios (i-iii), with lowest need for recovery for scenario (i) 'not on-call' and highest need for recovery for scenario (iii) 'on-call and called'. Poor mental health and high work-family interference were associated with higher need for recovery in all three scenarios (i-iii), whereas high work demands was only associated with being on-call (ii and iii). The results suggest that the mere possibility of being called affects the need for recovery, especially in workers reporting poor mental health, high-work demands and work-family interference. Practitioner summary: On-call work is a scarcely studied but demanding working time arrangement. We examined need for recovery and its associations with age, health, work and social characteristics among distal on-call workers. The results suggest that the mere possibility of being called can affect worker well-being and need for recovery.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community & Occupational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Antonius Deusinglaan 1, FA10, Room 6.10, 9713 AV Groningen , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hardy A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: van de Ven
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community & Occupational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Antonius Deusinglaan 1, FA10, Room 6.10, 9713 AV Groningen , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bültmann
authors.affiliation: b TNO , Schipholweg 77-89, 2316 ZL Leiden , The Netherlands.|c Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Research Institute Move, VU University , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Michiel P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: de Looze
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community & Occupational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Antonius Deusinglaan 1, FA10, Room 6.10, 9713 AV Groningen , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koolhaas
authors.affiliation: d Chronobiology Unit, Center for Behavior and Neurosciences, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen , The Netherlands.|e Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Clinical Centre Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich , Munich , Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kantermann
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community & Occupational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Antonius Deusinglaan 1, FA10, Room 6.10, 9713 AV Groningen , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brouwer
authors.affiliation: a Division of Community & Occupational Medicine, Department of Health Sciences , University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Antonius Deusinglaan 1, FA10, Room 6.10, 9713 AV Groningen , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jac J L
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van der Klink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D020380:Needs Assessment; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012890:Sleep; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D000072358:Work-Life Balance; D016526:Workload
keywords: age; health; work schedule tolerance; work–family interference