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Shift work and the assessment and management of shift work disorder (SWD)

Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2013
Nearly 20% of the labor force worldwide, work shifts that include work hours outside 07:00 h to 18:00 h. Shift work is common in many occupations that directly affect the health and safety of others (e.g., protective services, transportation, healthcare), whereas quality of life, health, and safety during shift work and the commute home can affect ...
Kenneth P Wright, James K Wyatt
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Tolerance of shift work

Applied Ergonomics, 2007
This study aimed to explore criteria for shift work tolerance and to investigate the relationships between personality traits and states and shift work tolerance. Eighty-nine policemen and police women completed a questionnaire, once during consecutive night shifts and again during rotating shifts, and their responses were used to assess anxiety ...
Rie, Tamagawa   +2 more
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Shift work

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1984
Emergency medicine, by its nature, requires shift work. Shift work has a long history and has generated many studies and regulations. It affects physiologic rhythms, sleep patterns, health, social interaction, family life, and job performance. People of certain personality types or those having certain circadian patterns may be more suited to shift ...
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Shift and Night Work

2014
In the “24-h Society” working time organization is a key issue on account of labor market globalization and extension of basic services to the general population. Most workers are engaged in irregular or atypical working hours, including shift and night work, which may have a negative impact on health and well-being, because of the stress from ...
G. Costa, S. Garbarino
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Shift work in health care∗ [PDF]

open access: possibleErgonomics, 1987
This paper discusses the use of the technique of latent variables to gain insight into the consequences of shift work in health care. The method used differs from methods most often used in research concerning shift work, and the results show that shift work in health care seems to be less harmful than in industry, the health of the nurses being only ...
Bosch, L.H.M., Lange, W.A.M. de
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Shift Work and Mortality

Chronobiology International, 2004
Despite results linking shift work with ill health, only a few studies have addressed its relation with mortality. The purpose of the present study was to examine the hypothesis that shift work is a predictor of mortality. The study involved a sample of 22,411 individuals of the Swedish population.
Torbjörn, Akerstedt   +2 more
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Health Effects of Shift Work and Night Shift Work

2023
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Guénel, Pascal, Léger, Damien
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Shift Work Disorder

Neurologic Clinics, 2019
Shift work and its negative consequences are becoming more relevant as the economy becomes increasing globalized. For many individuals, shift work serves as a significant biological and psychosocial challenge leading to Shift Work Disorder (SWD). Beyond the symptoms of sleep and excessive sleepiness, the range of consequences for health and daily ...
Philip, Cheng, Christopher, Drake
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[Shift work and health].

Nordisk hygienisk tidskrift, 2000
Night work and rotating shift work disrupt the circadian timing system. This disruption may produce significant deleterious symptoms in some workers. Certain medical conditions may be aggravated by shift-work scheduling, and shift workers are at increased risk of experiencing cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and reproductive dysfunction.
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Night shift work

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1984
The deleterious effects of night shift work are discussed in relation to emergency physicians. Much of the early research is drawn from heavy industry sources and must be extrapolated to medical work. Disruption of circadian rhythms and Zeitgebers, caused by adherence to contemporary social schedules, causes recurrent difficulty for physicians who ...
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