The later, the better: Evening chronotypes in Uruguayan shift workers are associated with longer sleep in an observational study
Abstract
Shift
work
disrupts
sleep
patterns
and
is
linked
to
adverse
health
outcomes,
yet
the
role
of
chronotype
in
modulating
shift
workers'
behavior
remains
underexplored.
A
field
study
was
conducted
with
85
workers
from
an
industrial
plant
Montevideo,
Uruguay,
operating
under
a
slow,
counterclockwise
three-shift
rotation
system.
The
abbreviated
Munich
Chronotype
Questionnaire
used
assess
timing,
duration,
napping
across
shifts,
chronotype.
Sleep
duration
on
workdays
significantly
shorter
during
morning
(4.9±0.8h)
night
shifts
(5.0±1.5h)
compared
afternoon
(7.9±1.3h).
Napping
more
frequent
(54.1%)
(52.9%),
contributing
almost
additional
hour
mitigate
debt.
Evening-oriented
demonstrated
greater
flexibility
adaptability,
sleeping
longer
days
off
shifts:
1-hour
delay
associated
7-25
minutes
sleep.
Morning-oriented
adapted
better
advancing
got
These
results
highlight
importance
considering
individual
chronotypes
when
designing
schedules.
Personalized
schedules
could
enhance
effects
work.
Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025
Язык: Английский