A new study has found that working in night shifts can interfere with sleep, especially for workers in their 30s and 40s.
According to a study led by Philip Tucker, Ph.D., of Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, U.K., the sleep problem however does not seem to persist as young workers who have a lot of trouble with sleep issues are more likely to quit shiftwork.
About Sleep Disorder
Sleep disorders can either be having difficulty in getting sleep or dozing off at inappropriate time.
Sleep disorders can either be having difficulty in getting sleep or dozing off at inappropriate time.
As in previous studies, shiftworkers had a higher rate of sleep problems than dayworkers. Shiftwork was specifically related to waking up too early rather than other types of sleep problems.
The effects were most apparent in the early to middle years of working life-workers in their 30s and 40s.
About Sleep Disturbances
The physical, emotional and hormonal changes that occur in women during puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause can cause Sleep Disturbances
The physical, emotional and hormonal changes that occur in women during puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause can cause Sleep Disturbances
However, more years of shiftwork did not lead to greater sleep problems. Instead, workers who gave up shiftwork seemed to be a "self-selected" group who tended to have more problems with shiftwork.
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Sleeping Disorders
How many times have you stayed awake in the dead of the night counting sheep? If it is fairly often then you could be suffering from a sleep disorder!
How many times have you stayed awake in the dead of the night counting sheep? If it is fairly often then you could be suffering from a sleep disorder!
Sleep problems seem to be a "reversible consequence" of shiftwork, although it may take awhile after giving up shiftwork before sleep returns to normal.
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