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The level of cognitive decline seen in people who worked irregular shifts for 10 years was equivalent to six and a half years' worth of natural, age-related cognitive decline, said researchers from the universities of Toulouse and Swansea.
A total of 3,232 workers were included in the study; of them, 1,484 (46%) said they had worked irregular shifts at some point in their careers.
For instance, those who had worked irregular shifts for more than 10 years had survey scores comparable to other participants who were about 6.5 years older than them and had not done shift work.
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Since the hypothesised associations can be influenced by the individual characteristics of the nursing staff, we controlled for age, gender, self-perceived health, number of working hours per week, working irregular shifts, performing managerial tasks and educational level.
Janet explains how the corner shop she owned went bust when Walmart moved in, how she switched to working irregular shifts at the retailer, and now finds herself on the brink of eviction because she can't afford her mortgage repayments.
The aim of this study was to investigate the burden experienced by nursing personnel working irregular shifts in Greece and to conduct the first test of a Greek version of the Standard Shiftwork Index (SSI).
"Over 97% of rhythmic genes become out of sync with mistimed sleep and this really explains why we feel so bad during jet lag, or if we have to work irregular shifts," said Dr Simon Archer, one of the researchers at the University of Surrey.
He said those who work irregular shifts should regularly see a doctor.
Several past studies have found health impacts of working irregular shifts, such as an increased risk for heart disease.
"Over 97percentt of rhythmic genes become out of sync with mistimed sleep and this really explains why we feel so bad during jet lag, or if we have to work irregular shifts," study researcher Simon Archer, Ph.D., said in a statement.
This research joins a host of other studies that document the ways working irregular shifts harms health, including raising the risk of diabetes, obesity, some cancers, workplace injury and heart disease.
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