Work Schedule
Q&A: The pros and cons of work hour restrictions in medical training
Well-intentioned work hour restrictions in medical training have led to a less competent work force, according to an expert.
Gen Z reports working longer hours, with worsening eye health
New research from VSP Vision Care shows that 82% of Generation Z employees are working longer hours, including nights and weekends, and more than half report worsening eye health as a result.
Night-shift workers with high BP at elevated risk for cardiometabolic multimorbidity
Shift workers with hypertension who usually or always work night shifts had greater risk for cardiometabolic multimorbidity compared with day workers, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Suicide rates higher than expected during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Suicide rates during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan exceeded estimated numbers across a multitude of personal, socioeconomic and social factors, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.
Shift work outside of normal daytime hours increases risk for metabolic syndrome
Adults employed in shift work outside of a normal daytime schedule have a greater risk for metabolic syndrome, according to findings published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases.
Circadian rhythm confers elevated CV risk among shift workers
Among individual shift workers, circadian rhythm misalignment was associated with elevated CV risk, according to results presented at the European Society of Cardiology preventive cardiology meeting.
Longer working hours increase risk for second CV event after MI
Patients who returned to work after an MI and worked more than 55 hours per week had elevated risk for having a second CV event, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Cumulative days of long work hours may lead to ischemic heart disease in men
Men who worked long hours for at least 10 years had elevated risk for ischemic heart disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
1 in 3 US cardiologists report burnout: ACC survey
Physician burnout is a growing issue in cardiology — especially among women and mid-career cardiologists — despite efforts to alleviate job-related pressures, according to the latest results of the American College of Cardiology’s 2019 Burnout Study.
Income, education, work stress may predict CVD
Low education was able to predict incident CVD among patients who were initially healthy and CVD mortality among those with prevalent cardiometabolic disease, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.