IS THERE AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NIGHT SHIFT WORK AND NIGHT SHIFT AND INCREASED RISK OF HYPERTENSION?
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Shift work is often attractive due to the greater flexibility of schedules and better wages, however it brings some risks and costs to the health of workers. This literature review aims to verify whether there is an association between shift work and night work and an increased risk of hypertension. This literature review was carried out using the Pubmed and Scielo database of original and review articles, using the terms “night shift”, “shift work” and “hypertension”. Shift work including night shifts alters the normal diurnal variation of blood pressure, reducing the nighttime drop in blood pressure values. While this effect is sometimes reversed, changes to a “non-dipper” profile can, in the long term, increase the risk of hypertension. Working nights on a rotating basis has greater negative effects on sleep duration than fixed night shifts, and working night shifts is typically more disruptive to sleep than morning or afternoon shifts. Thus, it is possible to conclude, based on several studies, that there is an association between work with rotating hours, including night hours, and an increased risk of hypertension.
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