Samantha Shaw joined a sleep-related research team at Brigham and Women's Hospital, driven by her long-standing sleep issues. The study aimed to investigate medications for excessive daytime sleepiness in night workers. Shaw herself became a shift worker, facing challenges like insomnia and reduced social interactions. With 11 million Americans in night jobs, experts emphasize that shift work correlates with poor sleep, unhealthy lifestyles, and adverse long-term health effects, as noted by Jeanne Duffy, a Harvard Medical School professor involved in the study.
Insomnia, poor sleep quality, and short sleep durations are common among the 11 million people in the U.S. who work night shifts.
Shift workers often struggle to follow healthy diets or maintain relationships with family and friends.
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