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Citing studies which have found sleep variability has been linked to increased mental health issues, Holmes added: “Shift workers would be extremely vulnerable to mental health issues given that ...
Working nights affects far more than just sleep. It can affect social lives, relationships and perhaps most worrying, physical and mental health.
Job design, as defined by the study, includes elements such as the amount of technology used at work, levels of physical activity and work schedules, specifically the time of day when employees work.
Shift workers can benefit from adhering to sleep hygiene practices related to sleep/wake scheduling. [12] Symptoms typically only fully resolve once a normal sleep schedule is resumed. [40] Many night workers take naps during their breaks, and in some industries, planned napping at work (with facilities provided) is beginning to be accepted.
There is an increased risk of Type 2 Diabetes associated with shift work, with even higher risks among rotating shift or night shift workers and health care workers. [4] Chronodisruption has been shown to disturb the regulation of glucose and insulin in the body, providing a potential pathway for this increased risk. [25]
Shift work can disrupt the normal circadian rhythms of biologic functions, which is associated with the sleep/wake cycle. Both the sleep length and quality can be affected. A “shift-work sleep disorder” has been diagnosed in approximately 10% of shift workers aged between 18-65 years old according to the International Classification of ...
High-end health tech sleep scientist warns being on your screen during this ‘magic period’ could have depressive effects Eleanor Pringle January 4, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Employers have varying views of sleeping while on duty. Some companies have instituted policies to allow employees to take napping breaks during the workday in order to improve productivity [11] while others are strict when dealing with employees who sleep while on duty and use high-tech means, such as video surveillance, to catch their employees who may be sleeping on the job.