Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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Abstract

Shift work alters workers exposure to natural and artificial light, sleep patterns, and feeding
patterns. Among other working population, shift workers are at a greater risk of developing
metabolic impairments over time. Hence, this study aimed to study the relationship between
workers’ health and night shift work in food franchise industry in Kuching, Sarawak. The
independent variables are sleep pattern, mental health, psychological well-being, circadian
rhythm, and insomnia, while the dependent variable is night shift work. Questionnaires were
distributed using convenience sampling techniques and a total of 59 questionnaires were collected.
Pearson Correlations test. showed that there is a significant relationship between
workers’ health and night shift work. The implications on this research shows that there are
more researches on the mitigation of health risk on shift workers.