Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Shiftwork Disorders Online Journals

Shift work sleep problem (SWSD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by way of insomnia and immoderate sleepiness affecting human beings whose paintings hours overlap with the typical sleep period. Insomnia can be the difficulty to go to sleep or to awaken before the person has slept enough. approximately 20% of the working population participates in shift work.

SWSD generally goes undiagnosed, so it's estimated that 10-forty% of shift employees be afflicted by SWSD. The immoderate sleepiness appears whilst the individual needs to be efficient, unsleeping and alert. both signs and symptoms are principal in SWSD. there are numerous shift paintings schedules, and they will be permanent, intermittent, or rotating; consequently, the manifestations of SWSD are pretty variable. most of the people with one of a kind schedules than the normal one (from 8 AM to six PM) may have these signs but the difference is that SWSD is continual, lengthy-term, and begins to intrude with the character's lifestyles.