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Dr. Elaine Marqueze

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Department of Epidemiology, Universidade Católica de Santos, Av. Conselheiro Nébias, 300 – Vila Matias, Santos 11015-002, SP, Brazil
Interests: chronobiology; sleep; shift work; epidemiology; public health

Dr. Cátia Reis

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1. Católica Research Centre for Psychological Family and Social Wellbeing (CRC-W), Catholic University, 1649-023 Lisbon, Portugal
2. Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (IMM), Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
3. Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: aviation; sleep deprivation; shift work; actigraphy; sleep; melatonin; chronotypes

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Dear Colleagues,

Deficient sleep has dramatically impacted people's physical, mental, and social health, directly affecting productivity, safety, and quality of life in general. However, even though sleep is a central behavior in people's lives, consuming about 1/3 of the day for adults, sleep is often neglected. Sleep is a relevant risk factor for adverse health outcomes and a cause of several diseases, responsible for the decrease in life expectancy and harm to human performance.

As modern society (environment, social norms and demands, societal influences and pressures, globalization, and health disparities) plays a central role in sleep deficiency, it is necessary to understand its social and economic magnitude, since sleep deficiency is generally not recognized as a significant public health problem. On the other hand, the causal relationship between poor sleep and health outcomes is still unclear and studies are needed to explain their mechanisms of action.

Thus, this Special Issue invites the publication of innovative articles on various aspects of sleep and its impact on health (physical, mental, and social health), the relationship between sleep and work, learning, social organization, and the social costs of sleep, as well as interventions guidelines and policies for better sleep. Relevant areas include manuscripts encouraging transdisciplinarity, current methods, and new conceptual models. Original articles, reviews, meta-analyses, and perspectives will be accepted.

Dr. Elaine Marqueze
Dr. Cátia Reis
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Keywords

sleep
health
chronobiology
social organization
shift work
public health
risk factors
mechanisms
interventions
guidelines

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Organizational Risk Factors for Aircrew Health: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

by Elaine Cristina Marqueze, Erika Alvim de Sá e Benevides, Ana Carolina Russo, Mariana Souza Gomes Fürst, Rodrigo Cauduro Roscani, Paulo Cesar Vaz Guimarães and Celso Amorim Salim

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(4), 3401; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043401 - 15 Feb 2023

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Addressing the field of health and safety at work, the primary objective of the present systematic review was to analyze the organizational risk factors for aircrew health according to professional category (flight attendants and pilots/co-pilots) and their consequences. The secondary objective was to identify the countries in which studies were carried out, focusing on the quality of content of the publications. The Medline/Pubmed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for eligible studies according to PRISMA statements. The risk of bias and the methodological quality of the studies were assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale and Loney tools. Of the 3230 abstracts of articles screened, 36 studies met the inclusion criteria. Most of the research conducted on risk factors for the work organization of aircrew was carried out in the United States and the European Union and had moderate or low-quality methodology and evidence. However, the findings are homogeneous and allow the most prevalent organizational risk factors for the health of aircrew to be determined, namely, high work demand, long hours, and night work. Consequently, the most pervasive health problems were sleep disturbances, mental health disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and fatigue. Thus, the regulation of the aircrew profession must prioritize measures that minimize these risk factors to promote better health and sleep for these professionals and, consequently, to provide excellent safety for workers and passengers. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Link—Better Sleep Equals Better Health)

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Are We Ready to Implement Circadian Hygiene Interventions and Programs?

by Claudia R. C. Moreno, Rose Raad, Waléria D. P. Gusmão, Cristina S. Luz, Victor M. Silva, Renilda M. Prestes, Susy P. Saraiva, Lucia C. Lemos, Suleima P. Vasconcelos, Patrícia X. S. A. Nehme, Fernando M. Louzada and Elaine C. Marqueze

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16772; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416772 - 14 Dec 2022

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Circadian hygiene, a concept not to be confused with the notion of public or social hygiene, should be discussed among experts and society. Light–dark cycles and other possible synchronizers of the human circadian timing system affect ways of life, including sleeping, eating, working and physical activity. Some of these behaviors have also been investigated individually as synchronizers (e.g., eating times). Therefore, the knowledge held today about circadian rhythms, and their implications for health, allows future perspectives in this field to be mapped. The present article summarizes the latest knowledge on factors influencing circadian rhythms to discuss a perspective for the future of health promotion based on circadian hygiene. However, it is important to highlight that circadian hygiene is the product of an imbrication of individual and societal involvement. First, it is important to adopt practices and devise public health policies in line with circadian hygiene. Second, individual healthy habits require internal rhythms to be examined. Last, the research agenda on circadian hygiene can be developed on a public as well as individual level, raising the question as to how much society is willing to embrace this change. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Link—Better Sleep Equals Better Health)

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