Influência do trabalho em turno/noturno na qualidade do sono e qualidade de vida no trabalho

Abstract

The objective of this research was to examine through a literature review of the influence of quality of work life and quality of sleep in workers shift / night shift. After all, to satisfy the current need for societal change and facilitate the functioning of industries and trade full time there was a great need for people to work in shifts and at night, which can trigger feelings of the workers malaise, fatigue, fluctuations in mood, reductions in performance due to lack of attention and concentration, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as affecting the social and family relationships, as the shift work / night violates the rules of human physiological functioning. With respect to Quality of Work Life, we found that there is the influence of shift work and night, evidenced in the studies found. As for the sleep quality of these workers, it is clear that they have a poor quality of sleep compared to daytime workers and may have consequences such as increased sleepiness during work causing accidents, disinterest, anxiety, irritability, loss efficiency and stress. Based on the articles studied were unable to verify the importance of discussing the health worker and night shifts and their relationships with sleep and quality of life at work, after all, they are exposed to extreme conditions that cause serious health consequences in their lives, as problems in family relationships, social activities and leisure injured, besides affecting the physical and mental wellbeing. It is concluded that several studies indicate a quality of work life bad, and bad sleep quality and its implications for shift workers and night-time, however one perceives the need for papers that offer field research focused specifically quality of work life (QWL) of these workers in order to accrue and spread the discussion on the subject.