Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?

Night-shift work has become a structural component of modern economies, supporting essential services from healthcare and transportation to logistics and manufacturing. But with this systemic need comes a significant burden on health. Mounting evidence links night-shift work to a wide range of adver...

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Main Author: Manolis Kogevinas
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Associació Catalana de Salut Laboral 2025-04-01
Series:Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales
Online Access:https://archivosdeprevencion.eu/index.php/aprl/article/view/517
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description Night-shift work has become a structural component of modern economies, supporting essential services from healthcare and transportation to logistics and manufacturing. But with this systemic need comes a significant burden on health. Mounting evidence links night-shift work to a wide range of adverse outcomes, from acute fatigue to chronic diseases including cancer. While scientific understanding of its mechanisms has grown rapidly, preventive policies — both at institutional and individual levels — have lagged behind. In this article, I argue that the health consequences of night-shift work are no longer an occupational hazard to be suffered, but a modifiable public health issue requiring targeted prevention strategies…
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spelling doaj-art-04c4596ab812427c83fefd65ce55a1b22025-08-20T03:52:29ZcatAssociació Catalana de Salut LaboralArchivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales1578-25492025-04-01282Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?Manolis Kogevinas0Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), BarcelonaNight-shift work has become a structural component of modern economies, supporting essential services from healthcare and transportation to logistics and manufacturing. But with this systemic need comes a significant burden on health. Mounting evidence links night-shift work to a wide range of adverse outcomes, from acute fatigue to chronic diseases including cancer. While scientific understanding of its mechanisms has grown rapidly, preventive policies — both at institutional and individual levels — have lagged behind. In this article, I argue that the health consequences of night-shift work are no longer an occupational hazard to be suffered, but a modifiable public health issue requiring targeted prevention strategies… https://archivosdeprevencion.eu/index.php/aprl/article/view/517
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Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?
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title Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?
title_full Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?
title_fullStr Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?
title_full_unstemmed Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?
title_short Trabajo nocturno: ¿podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud?
title_sort trabajo nocturno podemos prevenir sus efectos adversos en la salud
url https://archivosdeprevencion.eu/index.php/aprl/article/view/517
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