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Health implications of night and shift work on hotel workers Cover

Health implications of night and shift work on hotel workers

Open Access
|Aug 2026

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Table 1:

Example of two data sets

ABCDEF
1In the following statements, please indicate your degree of agreement.NeverRarelySometimesOftenRegularly
2Do you or have you ever taken medication to regulate sleep?-68-6032
3Have you ever felt the need to miss work because you felt tired?-62-9060

[i] Source: Author, 2024

Table 2:

Correlation coefficients

Correlation value (+ or -)Interpretation of correlation
0,00 a 0,19Very weak or non-existent
0,20 a 0,39Weak
0,40 a 0,69Moderate
0,70 a 0,89Strong
0,90 a 1,00Very Strong

[i] Source: Shimakura (2006)

Figure 1:

Statement ‘I feel that night work influences my health’

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 2:

Statement “I feel that shift work influences my health”

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 3:

Statement ‘I feel that shift work influences my safety in carrying out my duties’

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 4:

Taking medication to regulate sleep

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 5:

Relationship between taking medication and the amount of sleep

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 6:

Correlation between the influence of night work on health, taking medication and absences due to tiredness

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 7:

Correlation between the influence of shift work on health, taking medication and absences due to tiredness

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 8:

Correlation between the influence of night work on safety, taking medication and absences due to tiredness

Source: Author, 2023

Figure 9:

Correlation between the influence of shift work on safety, taking medication and absences due to tiredness

Source: Author, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ejthr-2026-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 237 - 248
Submitted on: Nov 7, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 7, 2026
Published on: Aug 31, 2026
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2026 Júlio Roberto Ramos, Ana Paula Costa, published by Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.