Shift‑Work Schedule Intervention for Extending Restart Breaks after Consecutive Night Shifts: a 5‑month study in nurses
Summary
Extending restart breaks from 31 h to 55 h after consecutive night shifts was evaluated for effects on fatigue and sleep.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Evidence here how rotation direction, quick‑returns, and long duties shows sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Patterns in the data make ‘quick returns’ and rotation direction concrete risk features rather than abstract policy terms. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022).