 ReviewOn-call work and health: a reviewAnne-Marie Nicol1  and Jackie S Botterill2  1
Centre for Health and Environment Research, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada 2
School of Cultural and Innovation Studies, University of East London, 4–6 University Way, London, E16 2RD, UK  author email corresponding author email
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2004,
3:15doi:10.1186/1476-069X-3-15
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8 December 2004 |
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. | 
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