Rotating Shift Work Schedules That Disrupt Sleep Are Improved by Applying Circadian Principles
SciencePublished 30 July 1982
Charles A. Czeisler, Martin C. Moore‐Ede, Richard M. Coleman
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Workers on rotating shifts dislike those aspects of their work schedules that violate circadian sleep-wake cycle physiology, but schedules are introduced that are designed to incorporate circadian principles.
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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.
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