Night-Time Shift Work and Related Stress Responses: A Study on Security Guards.

Emanuele CannizzaroLuigi CirrincioneWalter MazzuccoAlessandro ScorciapinoCesare CatalanoTiziana Ramaci Caterina Ledda Fulvio Plescia

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)

This study indicates that cortisol levels and blood pressure are sensitive markers of biological responses to severe work stress. Shift-change consequences may occur at the end of the night shift when there is a significant increase in the cortisol level and a significant variation in cardiovascular parameters.

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