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Another open access meta-analysis that may interest you.

This assessed longitudinal or case-control studies of shift work exposure on adverse mental outcomes – 7 studies met inclusion criteria.

They found that shift work was associated with an increased overall risk of adverse mental health outcomes combined – not just depression.

Risk of depressive symptoms was 33% higher in shift workers than non-shift workers.

Gender differences explained more than 90% of the heterogeneity of findings – with female shift workers more likely to experience depressive symptoms than female non-shift workers by odds ratios of 1.73.

Study link: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/ajph.2019.305278?casa_token=4klwPd5kUa8AAAAA:byCPzvZLV2ni2ysEUGPFyUdvhDT22CZ1i1LCnnjSyjeUaHbnY80a1JScP5IgQTH3puP8Q_HzjCDZ

Link to the LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benhutchinson2_another-open-access-meta-analysis-that-may-activity-7048054995224563712-cWOJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop