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Work-family conflict contributes to fatigue

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 10th, 2003

Work-family conflict contributes to fatigue.

"This study examined both risk factors for the onset of work-family conflict and consequences in terms of need for recovery and prolonged fatigue for men and women separately. Two-year follow-up data from the Maastricht Cohort Study on 'Fatigue at Work' (n = 12,095) were used," according to researchers reporting in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

"At baseline, the prevalence of work-family conflict was 10.8% (9.0% in women; 11.1% in men), the cumulative incidence at 1 year follow-up was 5.1%."

"For men, several work-related demands, shift work, job...

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