Top

BMC Public Health

Published in:

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Research article

The courses of objective physical activity and the association with sleepiness during a 2-week-on/2-week-off offshore shift rotation: an observational repeated-measures study

Authors: P. Ots, V. Riethmeister, J. Almansa, U. Bültmann, S. Brouwer

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Offshore workers are assumed to have poor health behaviours, but no studies have yet examined physical activity (PA) during a full offshore shift rotation period, including both work and at home periods. Furthermore, the relationship of PA with sleepiness, a prevalent safety hazard offshore, is not known. This study aimed to examine (1) the courses of objectively measured PA in offshore workers during pre-, offshore and post-offshore periods, and (2) the association between PA and self-reported sleepiness.

Methods

An observational repeated measures study was conducted among 36 offshore workers during a full 2-week on/2-week off offshore shift rotation. Objective PA was assessed using Daytime Activity Averages (DAA) from actigraph recordings. Sleepiness was assessed using next-morning Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS) scores. The courses of PA over time were analysed with Linear Mixed Models (LMM). Parallel LMM were used to assess the longitudinal relationship between PA and sleepiness, both on a between-person and within-person level.

Results

The courses of PA were not significantly different between the pre-, offshore, and post-offshore periods. In addition, between-person trends of PA and sleepiness were not associated (p ranges between 0.08─0.99) and PA did not affect next-morning sleepiness on a within-person level (p = 0.15).

Conclusions

PA levels during the offshore working period were not different from PA levels at home. Furthermore, PA was not associated with next-morning sleepiness. Further research should focus on different levels of PA including its intensity level.

Collazos P. Global recommendations on physical activity for health. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2010.

Caspersen CJ, Powell KE, Christenson GM. Physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research. Public Health Rep. 1985;100(2):126–31.PubMedPubMedCentral

Proper KI, Koning M, van der Beek AJ, Hildebrandt VH, Bosscher RJ, van Mechelen W. The effectiveness of worksite physical activity programs on physical activity, physical fitness, and health. Clin J Sport Med. 2003;13(2):106–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/00042752-200303000-00008.CrossRefPubMed

Warburton DER, Bredin SSD. Health benefits of physical activity: a systematic review of current systematic reviews. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2017;32(5):541–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0000000000000437.CrossRefPubMed

Wattles MG, Harris C. The relationship between fitness levels and employee's perceived productivity, job satisfaction, and absenteeism. J Exer Physiol Online. 2003;6(1).

de Vries JD, van Hooff ML, Guerts SA, Kompier MA. Exercise to reduce work-related fatigue among employees: a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2017;43(4):337–49. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3634.CrossRefPubMed

Bloyd Null D, Hasin A, Partridge J, Welshimer K. Determinants of physical activity in a constrictive work environment: a study on brown-water mariners. Am J Health Educ. 2019;50(1):14–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2018.1548313.CrossRef

Riethmeister V, Brouwer S, van der Klink J, Bültmann U. Work, eat and sleep: Towards a healthy ageing at work program offshore. BMC Public Health. 2016;16:134–016–2807-5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2807-5.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Parkes KR. Demographic and lifestyle predictors of body mass index among offshore oil industry workers: cross-sectional and longitudinal findings. Occup Med (Lond). 2003;53(3):213–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqg037.CrossRef

10.

Mette J, Garrido MV, Harth V, Preisser AM, Mache S. Healthy offshore workforce? A qualitative study on offshore wind employees’ occupational strain, health, and coping. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1):172. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5079-4.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

11.

Mehta RK, Smith A, Williams JP, Camille Peres S, Sasangohar F. Investigating fatigue in offshore drilling workers: a qualitative data analysis of interviews. IISE Trans Occup Ergon Human Factors. 2019;7(1):31–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725838.2019.1593896.CrossRef

12.

Mearns K, Hope L. Health and well-being in the offshore environment: the management of personal health. Aberdeen; 2005. Report No: 305.

13.

Mearns K, Hope L, Reader TW. Health and well-being in the offshore environment: the role of the organisational support. Aberdeen; 2006. Report No: 376.

14.

Merkus SL, van Mechelen W. An active transition from offshore to family life: activities that may impact recovery. Work. 2017;58(3):371–81. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-172631.CrossRefPubMed

15.

Energy Institute. Human factors 'top ten issues'. Accessed June 2020. http://www.energyinst.org.uk/content/files/file461.pdf. Updated 2006.

16.

Garbarino S, Tripepi G, Magnavita N. Sleep health promotion in the workplace. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(21):7952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217952.CrossRefPubMedCentral

17.

Riethmeister V, Bültmann U, Gordijn M, Brouwer S, de Boer M. Investigating daily fatigue scores during two-week offshore day shifts. Appl Ergon. 2018;71:87–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.04.008.CrossRefPubMed

18.

Riethmeister V, Bültmann U, De Boer M, Gordijn M, Brouwer S. Examining courses of sleep quality and sleepiness in full 2 weeks on/2 weeks off offshore day shift rotations. Chronobiol Int. 2018;35(6):1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2018.1466794.CrossRef

19.

Akerstedt T, Fredlund P, Gillberg M, Jansson B. Work load and work hours in relation to disturbed sleep and fatigue in a large representative sample. J Psychosom Res. 2002;53(1):585–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00447-6.CrossRefPubMed

20.

Magnavita N, Garbarino S. Sleep, health and wellness at work: a scoping review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(11):1347. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14111347.CrossRefPubMedCentral

21.

Arias OE, Caban-Martinez AJ, Umukoro PE, Okechukwu CA, Dennerlein JT. Physical activity levels at work and outside of work among commercial construction workers. J Occup Environ Med. 2015;57(1):73–8. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000303.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

22.

Rook JW, Zijlstra FR. The contribution of various types of activities to recovery. Eur J Work Organ Psychol. 2006;15(2):218–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320500513962.CrossRef

23.

Ng WL, Freak-Poli R, Stevenson C, Peeters A. The immediate and sustained long-term changes in daytime sleepiness after participation in a workplace pedometer program: a prospective cohort study. J Occup Environ Med. 2015;57(8):873–81. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000483.CrossRefPubMed

24.

Youngstedt SD. Effects of exercise on sleep. Clin Sports Med. 2005;24(2):355–65, xi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2004.12.003.CrossRefPubMed

25.

Driver HS, Taylor SR. Exercise and sleep. Sleep Med Rev. 2000;4(4):387–402. https://doi.org/10.1053/smrv.2000.0110.CrossRefPubMed

26.

MotionWatch 8 via https://www.camntech.com/products/motionwatch/. Accessed 26 October, 2017.

27.

Akerstedt T, Gillberg M. Subjective and objective sleepiness in the active individual. Int J Neurosci. 1990;52(1–2):29–37. https://doi.org/10.3109/00207459008994241.CrossRefPubMed

28.

Ware JE, Kosinski M, Keller SD. A 12-item short-form health survey: construction of scales and preliminary tests of reliability and validity. Med Care. 1996;34(3):220–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-199603000-00003.CrossRefPubMed

29.

Ghisletta P, Renaud O, Jacot N, Courvoisier D. Linear mixed-effects and latent curve models for longitudinal life course analyses. In: A life course perspective on health trajectories and transitions. Cham: Springer; 2015. p. 155–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20484-0_8.CrossRef

30.

IBM Corp. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows [Internet]. Armonk: IBM Corp; 2017.

31.

Muthén LK, Muthen B. Mplus user's guide: statistical analysis with latent variables, user's guide: Muthén & Muthén; 2017.

32.

Merkus SL, Holte KA, Huysmans MA, van de Ven PM, van Mechelen W, van der Beek AJ. Self-reported recovery from 2-week 12-hour shift work schedules: a 14-day follow-up. Saf Health Work. 2015;6(3):240–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2015.07.00.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

33.

Geving IH, Jorgensen KU, Thi MS, Sandsund M. Physical activity levels among offshore fleet seafarers. Int Marit Health. 2007;58(1–4):103–14.PubMed

34.

Sallis JF, Saelens BE. Assessment of physical activity by self-report: status, limitations, and future directions. Res Q Exer Sport. 2000;71(sup2):1–14.CrossRef

35.

Sarna L, Conde F. Physical activity and fatigue during radiation therapy: a pilot study using actigraph monitors. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2001;28(6):1043–6.PubMed

36.

Merkelbach S, Schulz H, Kölmel H, et al. Fatigue, sleepiness, and physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol. 2011;258(1):74–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-010-5684-3.CrossRefPubMed

37.

Guilleminault C, van den Hoed J, Mitler MM. Clinical overview of the sleep apnea syndromes. In: C GuilleminauIt and WC Dement (Eds), Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Alan R Liss. New York; 1978. p. 1–12.

38.

Romero-Corral A, Caples SM, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Interactions between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for treatment. Chest. 2010;137(3):711–9. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.09-0360.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

39.

Timkova V, Nagyova I, Reijneveld SA, Tkacova R, van Dijk JP, Bültmann U. Are disease severity, sleep-related problems, and anxiety associated with work functioning in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea? Disabil Rehabil. 2019;41(18):2164–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2018.1460626.CrossRefPubMed

40.

Hockey R. The psychology of fatigue: work, effort and control. Cambridge University Press; 2013.

41.

Pedisic Z, Bauman A. Accelerometer-based measures in physical activity surveillance: current practices and issues. Br J Sports Med. 2015;49(4):219–23. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-093407.

Title: The courses of objective physical activity and the association with sleepiness during a 2-week-on/2-week-off offshore shift rotation: an observational repeated-measures study
Authors: P. Ots
V. Riethmeister
J. Almansa
U. Bültmann
S. Brouwer
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10756-2

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

The courses of objective physical activity and the association with sleepiness during a 2-week-on/2-week-off offshore shift rotation: an observational repeated-measures study

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 1/2021

Adjusting and doing the same: school nurses’ descriptions of promoting participation in health visits with children of foreign origin

Knowledge and perceptions of Alzheimer’s disease in three ethnic groups of younger adults in the United Kingdom

Core health-components, contextual factors and program elements of community-based interventions in Southeast Asia – a realist synthesis regarding hypertension and diabetes

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the health-seeking behaviour of an Asian population with acute respiratory infections in a densely populated community

Examining potential effects of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) on sexual behaviors of Chinese men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study

A community intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and drunkenness among adolescents in Sweden: a quasi-experiment