Abstract
Whilst Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) can provide important insights over time and across contexts among rotation workers whose work periods alternate with leave at home, it can also be challenging to implement in the resources and construction sectors. This review aimed to provide a summary of the methodological characteristics of EMA studies assessing health outcomes and related behaviors in rotation workers. Systematic searches in PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus were done to include 23 studies using EMA methods in assessing health-related outcomes and behaviors. EMA designs included daily diary: assessments once per day typically fixed at the end of day (47.8%), within day fixed interval time-based design: assessments on multiple times per day at certain times of day (17.4%) and combination of both designs (34.8%). Studies employed paper and pencil diaries (73.9%) and one or more electronic methods (60.9%): wrist-worn actigraphy device (52.2%) and online-based diaries (26.1%) for data collection. Most of the studies (91.3%) did not report prompting -EMAs by schedule alerts or compliance. Daily diary and within day fixed interval dairies designs are common, with the increasing use of electronic EMA delivery techniques. It is unclear how well participants adhere to assessment schedules, as these are inadequately reported. Researchers should report compliance-related information.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10-16 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Safety and Health at Work |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 11 Mar 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and Research Stipend Scholarship awarded to Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare (Curtin ID: 17619778; Aberdeen ID: 51987326).
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their appreciation to Ms Diana Blackwood and Ms Vanessa Varis, Librarians for the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University for their professional assistance in developing the review search strategy.
Keywords
- Ecological momentary assessment
- FIFO
- Mining
- Offshore oil and gas
- Rotation work