Abstract

Atypical working time patterns are known to be associated with adverse physical health consequences. The impact of chronic exposure to shift work on psychological wellbeing and mental health is also reported, but not fully appreciated. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on the association between shift work and affective disorders using the electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Data extracted included detailed characteristics of shift work, the affective disorders under study, and the population targeted. Some 25 extracted articles satisfied all inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings of these articles reveal shift work is associated with increases in depressive symptoms (12 studies), anxiety (2 studies), and depression and anxiety (7 studies). Only three studies found no association between shift work and depression. The findings of this review suggest that shift work increases the symptoms of depression and anxiety.

摘要

众所周知，非典型的工作时间模式与不利的身体健康后果有关。还报告了长期接触轮班工作对心理健康和心理健康的影响，但并未得到充分认识。我们使用电子数据库 Medline、PsycINFO、Embase、Web of Science 和 Google Scholar 对有关轮班工作与情感障碍之间关联的文献进行了系统审查。提取的数据包括轮班工作的详细特征、所研究的情感障碍和目标人群。大约 25 篇提取的文章满足所有纳入和排除标准。这些文章的结果表明，轮班工作与抑郁症状（12 项研究）、焦虑（2 项研究）以及抑郁和焦虑（7 项研究）的增加有关。只有三项研究发现轮班工作与抑郁症之间没有关联。本综述的结果表明，轮班工作会增加抑郁和焦虑的症状。