ReviewPreventive medicine reports2018
A systematic review of physical activity-based interventions in shift workers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Inspiratory muscle training and cardiac autonomic function in healthy adults: a systematic review of acute and chronic responses.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity and sleep: An updated umbrella review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report.Sleep medicine reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Protecting episodic memory after sleep loss: Similar benefits of exercise and naps via distinct neural contributions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Mitigating occupational hazards: the impact of physical activity on surgeons' physical and mental health - a scoping review.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Feasibility of an incentivised exercise program to improve the health of physically inactive Australian hospital employees - the Fitbites pilot study.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Comparative effectiveness of school- and office-based technology-enhanced interventions for physical activity promotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Review
- 'I just didn't find time to exercise': Co-designed physical activity resources for young Australian shiftworkers.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- A qualitative study on nutrition and well-being of healthcare shift workers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Police Fitness: An International Perspective on Current and Future Challenges.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Associations Between Shift Work, Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Characteristics, Body Measurements, and MASLD.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Supporting the management of long-term health risk from night work.Industrial health · 2025Review
- Metabolic risk stratification of night shift workers in a large retail workplace through clustering and SHAP interpretation.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- How does physical activity alleviate nurse job burnout? The important role of recovery experiences.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Shiftwork and leisure-time physical inactivity (LTPI) among U.S. workers.Chronobiology international · 2025Article
- Exploring the prioritisation of sleep, diet, and physical activity as pillars of health: correlates and associations with health behaviours in Australian adults.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2023Article
- Recovery from shift work.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Study design of PerfectFit@Night, a workplace health promotion program to improve sleep, fatigue, and recovery of night shift workers in the healthcare sector.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in shift and non-shift workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Review
- Work Shift, Lifestyle Factors, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Spanish Male Workers: A Mediation Analysis.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
Shift workers are at increased risk of a range of chronic diseases and there is evidence to suggest that these risks can be ameliorated by physical activity. Little is known however about the efficacy of physical activity interventions in shift workers. The aim was therefore to critically review the literature to improve understanding of the efficacy of physical activity promotion initiatives for this occupational group. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of physical activity in shift workers was conducted in 2016-2017 following the Preferred Reported Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Only seven studies were found. None of the studies measured changes in physical activity behaviour or reported on the timing or setting of the intervention protocols. Instead, most focused on health-related outcomes including body composition, fitness and sleep. Almost all provided physical activity 'prescriptions' with walking or 'aerobic activity' as the primary intervention mode and most reported significant improvements in one of the outcome measures. Although the findings suggest that physical activity may mitigate intermediate risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases (NCD) in shift workers, the studies offer little insight into physical activity behaviour change in this occupational group. Future research should assess actual changes in physical activity behaviour, and its determinants, as well as the reach and uptake of intervention strategies in this challenging population group.
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