Analisis Kadar Glukosa Darah pada Pekerja Shift Pagi dan Shift Malam di PT. X Sidoarjo

Abstract

Shift work, besides has several advantages also has a negative effects. The negatives effects are including physiological, social and performance effects. The physiological effects that arise among them such as blood glucose metabolism disorders which these risk may also occur to the shift workers. This study was conducted in PT. X at september 2015 aims to determine the pattern of PT. X shift working systems and also knows the difference between random blood glucose on morning shift and night shift workers at PT .X. This was a descriptive crossectional research. Sample in this study were using the total population of shift workers in Rolling Mill production unit who measured their random blood glucose levels while working on morning shift and the night shift and was not suffering from diabetes mellitus with total 26 respondents. The result showed that PT. X is applied weekly slow rotation and backward rotation pattern (night – day – morning) of shift working system.The difference between random blood glucose and blood pressure levels of the most respondents showed a higher levels while working on the night shift than morning shift. Based on the research, PT. X should apply a quick rotation and forward rotation pattern (morning – day – night) of shift working system and giving a 24 hours time rest at the end of night shift schedule. And they should held the routine exercise activity once a week at the plant and giving the explanation about the negative effects of the shift work to the related workers.