ReviewIndustrial health2019
Working Time Society consensus statements: Individual differences in shift work tolerance and recommendations for research and practice.
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- Circadian Rhythm Traits Matter More Than Shift Work Demands in the Sleep-Depression-Safety Behavior Pathway Among Shift-Working Nurses.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Association between night-shift frequency and metabolic syndrome among healthcare workers: a moderated mediation analysis of occupational stress and sleep quality.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The interplay between personal traits and coping strategies on shift-work tolerance: a cross-sectional study.Industrial health · 2025Article
- Chronotype in relation to shift work: A cohort study among 37,731 female nurses.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Circadian rhythm types and shift work demands shape sleep quality and depressive symptoms in shift-working nurses.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Nightshift Rotation Schedule and Fatigue in U.K. and Italian Nurses.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Article
- Personalized sleep and nutritional strategies to combat adverse effects of night shift work: a controlled intervention protocol.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Sleep duration and quality in permanent night work: an observational field study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Observational
- Sleep Inertia and Its Associates in Shift and Non-Shift Workers.Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- Evidence summary on the non-pharmacological management of sleep disorders in shift workers.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Review
- Greater sensitivity of the circadian system of women to bright light, but not dim-to-moderate light.Journal of pineal research · 2024Article
- Association between Shift Work and Health Outcomes in the General Population in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- The association between proportion of night shifts and musculoskeletal pain and headaches in nurses: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Current sleep interventions for shift workers: a mini review to shape a new preventative, multicomponent sleep management programme.Frontiers in sleep · 2024Review
- Comparing shift work tolerance across occupations, work arrangements, and gender.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
There is no standard definition of shift work universally, and no validated report of complete biological adjustment to shift work in workers. Similarly, the evidence for shift work tolerance is limited due to a small number of studies and a narrow range of outcome measures. This paper discusses evidence to date regarding individual differences in shift work tolerance and highlights areas for future research and recommendations for workplace practice. The few factors that are consistently associated with perceived or actual shift work tolerance are young age, low scores of morningness or being a late chronotype, low scores of languidity and neuroticism, high scores on extraversion, internal locus of control and flexibility and male sex. An important first step is to differentiate between factors that are potentially modifiable, such as those that are determined by lifestyle choices, and those factors specific to the working time arrangement. Identifying determinants of shift work tolerance and the ability to adjust to shift work, whether they are innate and/or acquired mechanisms, is important so workers who are less likely to tolerate shift work well can be self-identified and supported with appropriate harm/risk minimization strategies. This paper also identifies important areas for future research with the goal of increasing the evidence base on which we can develop evidence-based harm mitigation strategies for shift workers.
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