Voices of Indonesian Manufacturing Workers in Rotating Shift Systems

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Voices of Indonesian Manufacturing Workers in Rotating Shift Systems Henny Permatasari1*, Junaiti Sahar1, Muchtarrudin Mansyur2, Astrid Widayati Hardjono2 1. Faculty of Nursing Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia 2. Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia *E-mail: henny@ui.ac.id Abstract The factors associated with changes in work patterns and working hours due to rotating shifts have an effect on the increased risk of health problems in workers. Manufacturing industry workers, specifically those on rotating shift sched-ules, are at a high risk of various health problems, such as cardiovascular diseases, circadian rhythm problems, social life problems, and stress. These health problems may be worsened by poor lifestyle habits, such as smoking, unhealthy diet, and infrequent physical activity. This research aimed to explore the experience of 12 manufacturing workers on rotating shift schedules in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. Through a phenomenological approach, this qualitative study employed 12 participants selected from manufacturing industry shift workers. The participants were selected through purposive sam-pling whom met the inclusion criteria, namely working in three rotating shift patterns (morning, afternoon, and night shift), aged 20–50 years old, having at least three years of experience in shift work, and able to communicate well. Selec-tion was done with the assistance of the supervisors of the participants working in the manufacturing industry. Thematic analysis yielded three themes: the reasons for working shifts, the effects of shift work, and efforts made to maintain health during working shifts. The findings of this study imply the need for occupational health nursing services as the main intervention at the primary and secondary prevention levels. Occupational health nurses provide occupational health nurs-ing services in the workplace in accordance with the nursing intervention model of fatigue management. Keywords: shift work, manufacture worker, rotation system, occupational health nursing