Blunted Blood Pressure Dipping During Night Shift Work: Does It Matter? Can We Intervene?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 15, 2025

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult death in United States. Numerous studies show that night shift workers face a disproportionately higher risk CVD compared to non-shift workers. Despite these data, scientific and medical communities have not identified physiological mechanisms contribute increased risks for We propose repetitive exposure blunted blood pressure (BP) dipping associated with sleep loss during work an important, clinically meaningful, understudied, modifiable contributor CVD. Blunted BP occurs when fails decrease or "dip" 10%-20% nighttime hours (typically while sleeping) relative daytime awake). widely considered meaningful indicator poor cardiovascular health. Previous research suggests it common consequence before immediately after shifts. Relatively few focused on as mechanism risk. Recent experimental shows restoration normal patterns-during work-is achievable strategic napping may reduce present series important mechanistic-related questions next steps future work.

Language: Английский

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How Workplace Stress, Building Conditions, and Employee Health Are Intertwined ‒ Literature Review

Revista Academiei Forţelor Terestre, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 30(1), P. 34 - 47

Published: March 1, 2025

Abstract Commerce, the force that drives United States economy. Work-related stress has a large impact on affecting employee health and well-being. The purpose of this narrative literature review paper is to detail how experienced in workplace not only harms an but also can have impacts business’s reputation finances. This aims show connection between work stress, affects it well-being, ill employees reduce productivity workplace, reduced business/organization lead increased medical care costs possibly economy as whole. Evidence suggests contributes negatively. Chronic work-related physical conditions such cardiovascular diseases, compromised immune systems, loss if sleep fatigue, contribute mental anxiety depression. These employees’ quality life negative for businesses. include absenteeism, productivity, risk injury, higher healthcare cost, all which affect organization’s bottom line. Additionally, high levels cause burnout turnover, further causing businesses operations Without healthy employees, potentially take hit due lower productivity. After reviewing available topic health, results may business, imperative be addressed properly by business owners leaders so healthier workforce created maintained satisfaction improved organizational success.

Language: Английский

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The association of cortisol, testosterone, and cortisol/testosterone ratio with stroke: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(9), P. 107821 - 107821

Published: June 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Sleep disorders and stroke

Neurologie pro praxi, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(6), P. 450 - 453

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

Poruchy spánku predstavujú častú komorbiditu u pacientov s cievnou mozgovou príhodou (CMP). Vzájomné vzťahy medzi poruchami a CMP sú komplexné obojsmerné. môžu jednak predstavovať rizikový faktor vzniku CMP, na druhej strane môže lézia centrálneho nervového systému navodiť narušenie spánku. Spánkové poruchy ich liečba vo výraznej miere modifikovať proces rekonvalescencie pacienta ovplyvňovať aj riziko recidívy CMP. V nasledujúcom texte približujeme uvedenú problematiku. Pozornosť venujeme nielen detailne preskúmanému spánkovému apnoe, ale objasňujeme úlohu porúch hybnosti viazaných spánok insomnie. Interakcie hypersomniami, cirkadiánnej rytmicity parasomniami budú musieť detailnejšie odhaliť až budúce prospektívne štúdie.

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