Sleep, mental health and physical health in new shift workers: longitudinal study
Summary
Following new shift workers, sleep and mental health worsened after starting shift work; physical health showed smaller changes.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
A cohort analysis how night‑shift patterns relate to mood and stress, and how they linked to sleep & alertness 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.
Notes
Journal: Sleep Medicine Reviews (record page).