Rotating shift work schedules that disrupt sleep are improved by applying circadian principles

Science. 1982 Jul 30;217(4558):460-3. doi: 10.1126/science.7089576.

Abstract

Workers on rotating shifts dislike those aspects of their work schedules that violate circadian sleep-wake cycle physiology. Work schedule satisfaction, subjective health estimates, personnel turnover, and worker productivity improve when schedules are introduced that are designed to incorporate circadian principles.

MeSH terms

  • Activity Cycles*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Circadian Rhythm*
  • Health
  • Humans
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sleep*
  • Work*