Self-Reported Recovery from 2-Week 12-Hour Shift Work Schedules: A 14-Day Follow-Up

• Main Authors: Suzanne L. Merkus (Author), Kari Anne Holte (Author), Maaike A. Huysmans (Author), Peter M. van de Ven (Author), Willem van Mechelen (Author), Allard J. van der Beek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Recovery from fatigue is important in maintaining night workers' health. This study compared the course of self-reported recovery after 2-week 12-hour schedules consisting of either night shifts or swing shifts (i.e., 7 night shifts followed by 7 day shifts) to such schedules consis...