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Night shift work and modifiable lifestyle factors [PDF]

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2014
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, Weronika Burdelak, Jolanta Krysicka, Agnieszka Bukowska, Andrzej Marcinkiewicz, Wojciech Sobala, Dorota Klimecka-Muszyńska, Marcin Rybacki   +7 more
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Shift work and cardiovascular disease

, 1984
This paper reviews a number of studies which have presented results on the association between shift work and cardiovascular disease. It is suggested that many of the early studies suffer from methodological flaws which render them difficult to interpret.
Åkerstedt, Torbjörn, Knutsson, Anders, Thorell, Töres, Alfredsson, Lars   +3 more
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Ischemic stroke and shift work

, 2007
OBJECTIVES: This study analyzed the potential association between shift work and ischemic stroke. METHODS: The analysis was carried out using a nested case-control study consisting of 138 shift workers and 469 day workers from the register of the ...
Karlsson, Berndt,, Stegmayr, Birgitta,, Gillander Gådin, Katja,, Lindahl, Bernt,, Knutsson, Anders,, Hermansson, Jonas,   +5 more
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The impact of shift work induced chronic circadian disruption on IL-6 and TNF-α immune responses [PDF]

, 2010
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, Stephan W Weiler, Jauch-Chara Kamila, Richard Kessel, Groneberg, Jan David Alexander, Schröder Marcel, Andreas Otto, Jauch-Chara, Kamila, Otto Andreas, Michael Spallek, Schröder, Marcel, Otto, Andreas, Spallek, Michael, Weiler, Stephan W., Spallek Michael, David A Groneberg, Kessel, Richard, Groneberg David A, Barbara Kalsdorf, Weiler Stephan W, van Mark Anke, Kalsdorf Barbara, Kamila Jauch-Chara, Kalsdorf, Barbara, Anke van Mark, Kessel Richard, Marcel Schröder   +26 more
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Shift Work and Breast Cancer

, 2020
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, Sarah Gehlert, on behalf of the Shift Work and Breast Cancer Strategic Advisory Group   +2 more
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Shift schedule, work-family relationships, marital communication, job satisfaction and health among transport service shift workers [PDF]

, 2017
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, Wątroba, Joanna, Irena Iskra-Golec, Smith, Lawrence, Patrycja Siemiginowska, Ewa Wilczek-Rużyczka, Iskra-Golec, Irena, Wilczek-Rużyczka, Ewa, Lawrence Smith, Joanna Wątroba   +9 more
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Night-shift work is associated with increased pain perception

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to determine whether shift workers exhibit increased perception of experimentally induced pain after working night shifts.
Dagfinn Matre, Stein Knardahl, Kristian Bernhard Nilsen   +2 more
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Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis–Ekbom Disease Is Prevalent in Working Nurses, but Seems Not to Be Associated with Shift Work Schedules

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
Insomnia and excessive sleepiness are among the most commonly reported sleep problems related to shift work. Sleep-related movement disorders have, however, received far less attention in relation to such work schedules.
Siri Waage, Siri Waage, Ståle Pallesen, Bente Elisabeth Moen, Bente Elisabeth Moen, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Bjørn Bjorvatn   +6 more
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Scientific challenges of studying shift schedule design

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022
The study of shift schedule design, and its impact on the health, safety and the performance of shiftworkers, has seen considerable advances in methodology in the last decade.
Philip Tucker
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Psychosocial Features of Shift Work Disorder

Brain Sciences, 2021
To better understand Shift Work Disorder (SWD), this study investigates insomnia, sleepiness, and psychosocial features of night workers. The study compares night workers with or without SWD to day workers with or without insomnia.
Annie Vallières, Chantal Mérette, Alric Pappathomas, Monica Roy, Célyne H. Bastien   +4 more
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