A Systematic Literature Review of Shift Workers’ Sleep in Korea / 한국직업건강간호학회지

ABSTRACT

Purpose@#The aim of this systematic literature review was to synthesize and investigate the effects of shift workers’sleep in Korea. @*Methods@#A search was conducted through three electronic databases using keywords such as “shift work” or “rotation work” and “sleep”, with sleep as the independent variable, and 17 papers were reviewed. @*Results@#The design of those 17 studies was analyzed in a cross-sectional analysis. The most commonly measured characteristic was quality of sleep, whereas the others were sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, and sleepiness. The study outcome variables were job-related factors, mental health, wellness, stress, fatigue, and metabolic syndrome. @*Conclusion@#The results inform sleep and health-promoting behaviors and improvement in shift workers’working condition.