Shift Work and Health Outcomes: Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews
Summary
Synthesizes dozens of systematic reviews on shift work and health (cardiometabolic, mental health, cancer, sleep).
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
An umbrella review how years of night‑shift exposure maps findings showing sleep & alertness and cancer risk for night‑shift workers and night owls. Evidence trends connect cumulative night exposure with risk signals, which matters over a career rather than a single block. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.
Notes
Open access umbrella review.