Observational studyScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2026
Adaptation across consecutive night shifts at 71°N under Arctic summer daylight and winter darkness: Effects on alertness, sleepiness, and fatigue.
Observational study in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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objectivesThis study aimed to investigate how alertness, sleepiness, and fatigue change across consecutive night compared to morning shifts among Arctic shift workers and whether these effects differ between seasons of midnight sun and polar night.
methodsWe conducted an observational crossover study of 118 shift workers from an industrial plant at a high latitude (71°N) in northern Norway. Eighty-one individuals participated in both the light (near 24-hour daylight) and dark (minimal natural light) seasons. Work schedules included blocks of seven consecutive morning shifts and seven consecutive night shifts, separated by four rest days. Alertness (psychomotor vigilance test), subjective sleepiness (Karolinska Sleepiness Scale), and subjective fatigue were measured at the end of shifts on days 1, 3, and 6 of each shift block. We analyzed data using multilevel mixed-effects regression models with season, shift type (morning/night), and consecutive workday number as fixed effects.
resultsNight shifts were linked to lower alertness and higher sleepiness and fatigue in both seasons, with the largest impairments on the first night. Across six consecutive night shifts, alertness improved and sleepiness and fatigue decreased, with similar trajectories in both seasons. There was no evidence that season significantly affected alertness, sleepiness, or fatigue.
conclusionsNight shifts generally impair alertness and increase sleepiness and fatigue, yet outcomes improved across consecutive nights. Despite the well-established effects of natural light on circadian rhythms, the seasonal photoperiod altered neither the shift-related impairments in alertness, sleepiness or fatigue nor the subsequent improvements across consecutive nights; workers showed similar adaptation in both seasons.
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