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The Impact of Night Work on the Sleep and Health of Medical Staff-A Review of the Latest Scientific Reports - PubMed

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The Impact of Night Work on the Sleep and Health of Medical Staff-A Review of the Latest Scientific Reports

Katarzyna Czyż-Szypenbejl et al. J Clin Med. 2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Employees working in shifts are exposed to many threats affecting their health, quality of life and safety at work. Those who perform their work only at night are particularly vulnerable. The purpose of the review is to identify risks to the health, quality of life and sleep of shift health workers. Method: A systematic review (SR) was used in the analysis. Electronic databases were searched. The search was limited to the latest studies published in the last five years: 2019-2023. Results: Finally, 36 articles were included in the review. Most authors have shown a link between sleep disturbance or its quality and shift work/night work. Moreover, a three-shift schedule was the most significant factor for poorer subjective sleep quality when compared to other work schedules. Furthermore, many authors have shown a link between shift/night work and health problems, which include cardiometabolic risk, glucose intolerance, breast cancer and immune vulnerability. Conclusions: The research results clearly show a significant impact of night work on the increased risk of sleep disorders and health disturbance. Healthcare workers should be aware of the risks associated with night work in order to take measures preventing sleep/health problems. Shift/night workers should have the opportunity to be screened for disorders linked with their work.

Keywords: health; healthcare workers; night work; nurse; sleep; sleep disorders.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Search strategy for eligible articles.

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The Impact of Night Work on the Sleep and Health of Medical Staff-A Review of the Latest Scientific Reports - PubMed