Shift Work and Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Clinical Review

Shift Work and Shift Work Sleep Disorder: Clinical Review

Type: Field / Observational study

Registration: PMCID: PMC6859247

Status: Published

Tags: Narrative review, Occupational health, Shift Work Disorder (SWD), Sleep

External URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6859247/

Summary

Defines SWD, its prevalence and impact, and summarizes treatment options and workplace strategies.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

Evidence here whether keeping most calories in a daytime window, with minimal overnight intake, shows sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. The signal puts timing—rather than only calories or macros—at the center of how bodies respond to working at night. For people who work nights, that frames an everyday choice (when you eat, how you light the end of a shift, how rest is split) as part of the mechanism, not just routine.

Tags

  • Narrative review
  • Occupational health
  • Shift Work Disorder (SWD)
  • Sleep

Notes

Useful for clinical and occupational audiences.

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