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Night shift work and modifiable lifestyle factors [PDF]
Objectives: Night shift work has been linked to some chronic diseases. Modification of lifestyle by night work may partially contribute to the development of these diseases, nevertheless, so far epidemiological evidence is limited.
Beata Pepłońska +7 more
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The Impact of Shift-Work and Night Shift-Work on Thyroid: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Thyroid hormones are regulated by the pituitary thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), whose secretion presents a circadian rhythmicity. Indeed, it is conceivable that shift- and night shift-work, affecting sleep-wake rhythms, may impact thyroid functionality.
Veruscka Leso +4 more
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The impact of shift work induced chronic circadian disruption on IL-6 and TNF-α immune responses [PDF]
Aim: Sleep disturbances induce proinflammatory immune responses, which might increase cardiovascular disease risk. So far the effects of acute sleep deprivation and chronic sleep illnesses on the immune system have been investigated.
Mark, Anke van +26 more
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Le rôle de l’expérience et du collectif en situation de relève de poste
Shift handovers contribute to the continuity of the work process and the reliability of information relays between two teams. However, the formalization and organization of these transmission periods are more or less devised in response to each specific ...
Valérie Le Bris +2 more
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SummaryShift work is a ubiquitous phenomenon and its adverse effects on workers’ physical and mental health have been documented. In the sleep literature, differentiating between the symptoms of fatigue and sleepiness, and developing appropriate objective and subjective measures, have become very important endeavors.
Jianhua, Shen +5 more
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Shift Happens: Emergency Physician Perspectives on Fatigue and Shift Work
Research has shown that shiftworkers experience poor sleep and high levels of fatigue. Although considerable research has been performed on fatigue within many shift-work occupations, very little has been done with emergency physicians (EPs).
Zachary Klinefelter +5 more
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Shift work disorder involves insomnia and/or excessive sleepiness associated with the work schedule. The present study examined the impact of insomnia on the perceived physical and psychological health of adults working on night and rotating shift schedules compared to day workers.A total of 418 adults (51% women, mean age 41.4 years), including 51 ...
Annie, Vallières +4 more
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Two hundred eighty-two three-shift workers on rotating schedules filled out a questionnaire on napping behavior. Fifty-one percent were habitual nappers, but these workers rarely napped when working the afternoon shift or on days off. Four patterns were seen: non-napping (49%), morning shift napping (18%), night shift napping (18%), and both night- and
T, Akerstedt, L, Torsvall
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The rates of shift work outside of daylight hours have increased in recent years, and nighttime shift work is now considered a potential carcinogenic occupational exposure. Light at night exposure, lower melatonin production, and the production of stress-
Mark Clanton +2 more
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Shift schedule, work-family relationships, marital communication, job satisfaction and health among transport service shift workers [PDF]
Objectives: Existing research has documented that shiftwork consequences may depend on the shift system parameters. Fast rotating systems (1-3 shifts of the same kind in a row) and day work have been found to be less disruptive biologically and socially ...
Siemiginowska, Patrycja +9 more
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