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The relationship between shift work and mental health among electronics workers in South Korea: A cross-sectional study.

Mo-Yeol KangHo-Jang KwonKyung-Hwa ChoiChung-Won KangHyunjoo Kim
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Our findings suggest that shift work is related to an increased risk of mental health problems in production workers, and the sleep disturbance related with shift work is a central mechanism for this relationship. Since these results suggest that proactive management of sleep problems might attenuate their detrimental effects on shift worker's mental health.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • physical activity
  • sleep quality
  • risk factors