班次安排对消防员健康和健身的影响
Levi R Garrett1, Andrew T Harveson1, Candace Ayars2
1California Baptist University, Riverside, CA, USA.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|December 25, 2023
概括
按照48/96轮班的消防员表现出更好的身体构成和健康状况,而不是按照4和6轮班的消防员表现. 这表明,优化日程安排可以改善消防员的健康和绩效.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 紧急医疗服务 紧急医疗服务
- 人类表现的人类表现.
背景情况:
- 消防员的健康对公共安全至关重要.
- 轮班工作对消防员幸福感的影响还不太清楚.
研究的目的:
- 根据不同的班次安排,调查消防员之间的健康和绩效差异.
- 为了比较48/96和4和6班的班次安排之间的结果.
主要方法:
- 评估了1995年消防员的身体组成,肌肉力量,耐力,灵活性和心肺健康状况.
- 使用曼-惠特尼U测试来比较48/96和4和6班的班次安排之间的差异.
主要成果:
- 48/96轮班组的体重指数 (BMI),身体脂肪百分比 (BF%) 和干曲得分显著提高.
- 对于BMI (p=.047),BF% (p=.005) 和干屈曲 (p=.048) 观察到的统计学意义是偏好48/96时间表.
结论:
- 与4号和6号计划相比,4号和6号计划中的消防员表现出更好的身体构成和健康状况.
- 这些发现可以为安排实践提供信息,以提高消防员的健康和作战准备.
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