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Social jetlag and sleep debts are altered in different rosters of night shift work.
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- Associations of chronotype and social jetlag with depressive symptoms in shift nurses: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Sleep and Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated with Social Jet Lag and Sleep Duration Among Colombian University Students.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Chronotype in relation to shift work: A cohort study among 37,731 female nurses.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Sleep and well-being before and after a shift schedule change in ICU nurses: an observational study using wearable sensors.Journal of occupational health · 2025Observational
- Bridging the gap: examining circadian biology and fatigue alongside work schedules.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2024Article
- Association between social jetlag and weight and fat reduction in dieting.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2024Article
- Sleep duration and quality in permanent night work: an observational field study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Observational
- Relationship between social jetlag and body mass index in nurses working shift schedules: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Actigraphy-derived measures of sleep and risk of prostate cancer in the UK Biobank.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2024Article
- Associations between sleep and circadian disruption in shift work and perpetration of interpersonal violence.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Review
- Quantitative association of cerebral blood flow, relaxation times and proton density in young and middle-aged primary insomnia patients: A prospective study using three-dimensional arterial spin labeling and synthetic magnetic resonance imaging.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Investigating the influence of shift work rosters on stress measured as cortisol in hair during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNight and shift work are suspected to cause various adverse effects on health and sleep. Sleep deprivation through shift work is assumed to be compensated on free days. So far it is not clear how different shift systems and shift lengths affect sleep structure on work and free days. Especially working night shifts disrupts the circadian rhythm but also extended working hours (12h) might affect sleep characteristics. Hitherto, the magnitude of sleep debt, social jetlag, and Locomotor Inactivity During Sleep (LIDS) in different shift systems is unknown.
methodsHere, we investigated the impact of five different shift rosters on sleep in 129 industrial workers from Germany. Permanent night work with multiple shift systems with and without night shifts and with different shift lengths were compared. Wrist-activity was monitored over 28 days revealing sleep on- and offsets as well as LIDS as proxy for sleep quality. Overall, 3,865 sleep bouts comprising 22,310 hours of sleep were examined.
resultsThe mean daily age-adjusted sleep duration (including naps) was 6:43h and did not differ between shift workers of different rosters. However, sleep duration on workdays was particularly low in rotational shift systems with 12h-shifts (5:00h), while overall sleep debt was highest. Shift workers showed a median absolute social jetlag of 3:03h, which differed considerably between shift types and rosters (p<0.0001). Permanent night workers had the highest social jetlag (5:08h) and latest mid-sleeps on workdays and free days. Sleep quality was reduced in permanent night shift workers compared with shift workers in other rosters and differed between daytime and nighttime sleep.
conclusionsShift work leads to partial sleep deprivation, which particularly affects workers in 12h-shifts and permanent night shifts. Working these shifts resulted in higher sleep debts and larger absolute social jetlag whereas sleep quality was especially reduced in permanent night shift workers compared with shift workers of other rosters.
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