Tag: Shift work

Shift workers have increased risk of severe COVID-19

Editor's Note This international sleep study led by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, finds that shift/night work was not associated with an increased risk of COVID-19, but if shift/night workers became infected, they had more severe disease. The analysis included 7,141 workers from 15 countries and 4 continents.…

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By: Judy Mathias
December 15, 2022
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Study: Shift workers do not adjust to night shift

Editor's Note This study from the UK and France finds that sleep quality and circadian rhythms in night shift workers were poorer than in those who worked day shifts, even if they had been working the night shift for years. The analysis compares 63 night shift workers, working three or…

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By: Judy Mathias
July 21, 2022
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