Shift work and sleep: medical implications and management

Displacement of the sleep period and sleep deprivation. Implications for shift work.

Night Shift Work, Sleep Quality, and Obesity

BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to examine the relationship between night shift work and sleep, to investigate the correlations with various biomarkers that show the influence of sleep on obesity, and ultimately, to analyze factors that have an impact on obesity. METHODS This study used data from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States II (MIDUS II study) and th...

IN-DEPTH REVIEW: SHIFT WORK Shift work and disturbed sleep/wakefulness

Of the many health-related effects of shift work, disturbed sleep is the most common. This review describes the main observed effects of the three principal shifts (night, morning and afternoon) on patterns of sleep and wakefulness. The mechanism of sleep disruption in relation to circadian rhythms and the specific impact of aspects of shift organization (speed and direction of rotation) are di...

Adverse health effects of shift work and shift work sleep disorder

Dialogue and Diagnosis // March 2012 hift work has existed for nearly the entirety of recorded human history, albeit limited to the realm of the common soldier or sailor prior to the late 19th century. The invention of commercially practical incandescent lighting in 1879 is often cited as the factor that allowed widespread shift work to become a reality. Since then, the prevalence of shift work...

sleep quality and sleepiness: a comparison between nurses with and without shift work, and university employees

background: this study compared the sleep quality and sleepiness in day workers and shift workers. sleep quality and sleepiness in staff nurses were significantly different than employees . shift work is an important factor influencing the sleep quality and sleepiness of nurses. the aim of the present research was to compare three groups: (1) nurses with shiftwork; (2) nurses without shiftwork ...