The Relationship between Working Night Shifts and Depression in Nurses: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Summary
Pooled analyses show night-shift work in nurses is associated with a higher risk of depression, likely via sleep and circadian disruption.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
A meta‑analysis how night‑shift patterns relate to mood and stress, and how they shows sleep & alertness and mental health for night‑shift workers and night owls. It situates sleep‑mood changes within schedule patterns, validating experiences many night workers already recognize. For night workers and night owls, the signal helps explain why the same rota can feel markedly different across weeks and people.
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PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37046864/