Risk and Protective Factors for Shift‑Work Sleep Disorder (UK Biobank)

Risk and Protective Factors for Shift‑Work Sleep Disorder (UK Biobank)

Type: Cohort study

Registration: PMCID: PMC11941026

Status: Published

Tags: Cross‑sectional, General population, Shift Work Disorder (SWD), Sleep

External URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11941026/

Summary

Analyzed individual and work‑pattern factors associated with SWSD among night‑shift workers in UK Biobank.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

A cohort analysis how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules linked to sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Overall, the data make the schedule itself visible in physiology, not just in how people feel subjectively. For the audience living on night schedules, the key meaning is that the schedule’s timing choices show up in measurable outcomes.

Tags

  • Cross‑sectional
  • General population
  • Shift Work Disorder (SWD)
  • Sleep

Notes

Open access.

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