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Shift work disorder in a random population sample--prevalence and comorbidities.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on light therapy for sleep disorders in shift workers.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Shift Work Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- The relationship between circadian type and physical activity as predictors of cognitive performance during simulated nightshifts: A randomised controlled trial.Chronobiology international · 2025Trial
- The effectiveness of an individualized sleep and shift work education and coaching program to manage shift work disorder in nurses: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Trial
- Personalized Physician-Assisted Sleep Advice for Shift Workers: Algorithm Development and Validation Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Identifying Risk and Protective Factors for Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Insights from UK Biobank Night Shift Workers.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Sleep and fatigue management strategies: How nurses, midwives and paramedics cope with their shift work schedules-a qualitative study.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Shift work-like patterns effect on female and male mouse behavior.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2022Article
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- Association between insomnia and subclinical atherosclerosis among Chinese steelworkers: a cross-sectional survey.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Prevalence of sleep disruption and determinants of sleepiness in a cohort of Italian hospital physicians: The PRESOMO study.Journal of sleep research · 2022Article
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- Shift Work Disorder, Insomnia, and Depression among Offshore Oil Rig Workers.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2021Article
- Differential DNA methylation in recovery from shift work disorder.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Prevalence of Probable Shift Work Disorder in Non-Standard Work Schedules and Associations with Sleep, Health and Safety Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- More Than Morningness: The Effect of Circadian Rhythm Amplitude and Stability on Resilience, Coping, and Sleep Duration.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Predictors of Shift Work Sleep Disorder Among Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Few studies have investigated the presence of shift work disorder (SWD) in the general community. We addressed many of the limitations in this literature and present new findings. SWD has been treated as an 'all or none' construct but we propose the need to consider the 'severity' of the disorder. Using random digit dialling, we randomly recruited 1163 participants. Participants completed an extensive battery of scales and questions concerning work, health and individual differences. Three questions based on the criteria from the International Classification for Sleep Disorders were used to categorise participants with SWD (n = 176). In addition, we asked participants whether SWD interfered with aspects of their life and high ratings were used to define severe shift work disorder (SSWD). The prevalence of SWD was 32.1% among night workers and 10.1% in day workers (p<.001). SSWD was present in 9.1% of night workers and 1.3% of day workers (p<.001). Adjusted logistic regression analyses found significant associations between SWD and night work (OR = 3.35, CI 2.19-5.12), weekly work hours (OR = 1.02, CI 1.00-1.04), short sleep (≤ 6 h; OR = 2.93, CI 1.94-4.41), languidity (OR = 1.11, CI 1.06-1.16) and resilience (OR = 0.56, CI 0.43-0.81). Night work, short sleep, languidity, and hypertension were significantly associated with SSWD. Overall, participants with SSWD slept 0.80 h less than other participants (p<.001). Night work, short sleep and languidity were associated with both SWD and SSWD. Day workers with SWD symptoms reported significantly shorter sleep duration, higher levels of languidity and worked longer working hours compared to day workers without SWD.
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