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David X. Swenson PhD LP

Understanding and Countering the Physical and Emotional Risks of Prolonged Sitting

David X. Swenson PhD LP

May 02, 2023|Research Posters

Dispatchers may work schedules ranging from 8 to 10 to 12-hour shifts, with additional scheduled or emergency overtime, spanning evenings, weekends, and holidays. The long periods of boredom punctuated by the chaos of multiple crisis calls during staff shortages and the work of dispatchers has been rated as one of the most stressful jobs in America, according to O*Net (2019).

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