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Health disorders of shift workers [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2003 The effects of shift work on physiological function through disruption of circadian rhythms are well described. However, shift work can also be associated with specific pathological disorders. This article reviews the evidence for a relationship between specific medical disorders and working at night or on shift systems.
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The Munich ChronoType Questionnaire for Shift-Workers (MCTQ Shift ) [PDF]
Journal of Biological Rhythms, 2013 Sleep is systematically modulated by chronotype in day-workers. Therefore, investigations into how shift-work affects sleep, health, and cognition may provide more reliable insights if they consider individual circadian time (chronotype). The Munich ChronoType Questionnaire (MCTQ) is a useful tool for determining chronotype.
Juda, Myriam +2 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2021 OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to estimate acute effects of roster characteristics on fatigue and sleep quality and investigated whether these effects differed by individual characteristics.
Hardy A van de Ven +5 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2023 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to find out whether utilizing a shift schedule evaluation tool with ergonomics recommendations for working hours has favorable effects on the incidence of occupational injuries.
Rahman Shiri +7 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2017 Is shift work associated with higher mortality risk? That question has been the subject of much discussion for decades. Mortality risk includes concerns that reflect not only incidence but also case fatality, treatment, information of death certificates, and competing causes of death – especially in advanced age.
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Melatonin Rhythms in Night Shift Workers [PDF]
Sleep, 1992 For some time, it has remained uncertain whether the circadian rhythms of permanent night shift workers are adapted to their night-active schedule. Previous studies of this question have often been limited by "masking" (evoked) effects of sleep and activity on body temperature and cortisol, used as marker rhythms.
R L, Sack, M L, Blood, A J, Lewy
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Shift Workers at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome [PDF]
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020 Abstract In this highly digitalized era, sleep disorders are becoming more common and are associated with an increased burden of chronic disease. Shift workers are at an increased risk for both sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome. In this article, the authors outline the connection between circadian discordance, hormonal imbalance ...
Kshma, Kulkarni +2 more
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Shift work and its relation with meal and snack patterns among healthcare workers
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2020 OBJECTIVE: Unfavorable eating patterns might contribute to the adverse health effects of shift work. Our objective was to examine differences in meal and snack frequency, as well as the quality of snacks, between shift and day workers and between ...
Gerben Hulsegge +4 more
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Metabolic syndrome in fixed-shift workers [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2015 OBJECTIVE To analyze if metabolic syndrome and its altered components are associated with demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral factors in fixed-shift workers.METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 902 shift workers of both sexes in a poultry processing plant in Southern Brazil in 2010.
Canuto, Raquel +4 more
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Shift work and use of psychotropic medicine: a follow-up study with register linkage
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2020 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate a prospective association between shift work and use of psychotropic medicine. METHODS: Survey data from random samples of the general working population of Denmark (N=19 259) were linked to data from national ...
Karen Albertsen +3 more
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