Acute Effect of Night Shift Work on Endothelial Function with and without Naps: A Scoping Review

Paul D. Patterson (), Jacob C. Friedman, Samuel Ding, Rebekah S. Miller, Christian Martin-Gill, David Hostler and Thomas E. Platt
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Paul D. Patterson: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Jacob C. Friedman: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Samuel Ding: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Rebekah S. Miller: Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Christian Martin-Gill: Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
David Hostler: Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Thomas E. Platt: Department of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 19, 1-40

Abstract: We examined the breadth and depth of the current evidence investigating napping/sleeping during night shift work and its impact on non-invasive measures of endothelial function. We used a scoping review study design and searched five databases: Ovid Medline, EMBASE, Ovid APA PsycInfo, Web of Science Core Collection, and EBSCO CINAHL. We limited our search to English language and publications from January 1980 to September 2022. Our reporting adhered to the PRISMA-ScR guidance for scoping reviews. Our search strategy yielded 1949 records (titles and abstracts) after deduplication, of which 36 were retained for full-text review. Five articles were retained, describing three observational and two experimental research studies with a total sample of 110 individuals, which examined the non-invasive indicators of endothelial function in relation to the exposure to night shift work. While there is some evidence of an effect of night shift work on the non-invasive indicators of endothelial function, this evidence is incomplete, limited to a small samples of shift workers, and is mostly restricted to one measurement technique for assessing endothelial function with diverse protocols. In addition, there is no identifiable research investigating the potential benefits of napping during night shift work on non-invasive measures of endothelial function.

Keywords: shift work; endothelial function; cardiovascular disease; napping; scoping literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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