Nightshift imposes irregular lifestyle behaviors in police academy trainees.

Melissa L EricksonRebecca NorthJulie CountsWill WangKathryn N Porter StarrLaurie WidemanCarl PieperJessilyn DunnWilliam E Kraus

Published in: Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society (2023)

Nightshift imposed irregular timing of lifestyle behaviors, which is consistent with the hypothesis that circadian disruption contributes to chronic disease risk in shift workers. How to mitigate the negative impact of shiftwork on human health as mediated by irregular timing of sleep-wake patterns and meals deserves exploration.

Keyphrases

human health
risk assessment
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
climate change
sleep quality