{"title":"Using the Analytic Network Process Method for Prioritizing and Weighing Shift Work Disorders Among the Personnel of Hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.","authors":"Sajad Zare, Hossein Elahi Shirvan, Rasoul Hemmatjo, Mohammad Faridan, Masoud Hajghani, Behzad Fouladi Dehaghi","doi":"10.5334/jcr.163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.163","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Increasing population, the need for services, and industrialization of societies have led to a growing demand for shift work. Shiftwork causes several disorders, and determining the weight of each disorders is important for their prevention and treatment. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to use Analytic Network Process (ANP) to prioritize and weigh shift work disorders among the personnel of hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2017 among 300 shift work personnel of 10 public hospitals affiliated with Kerman University of Medical Sciences. ANP was used to prioritize and weigh shift work disorders. To this end, the criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives were initially identified. Then, shift work disorders were categorized into 7 general criteria, 20 sub-criteria, and 3 alternatives. After designing the ANP and determining the effect of each criterion on the sub-criteria, the ANP questionnaire was developed and administered among the shift work personnel, who filled it out based on ANP. Super Decisions was subsequently used to weigh and prioritize shift work disorders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated that shift work disorders among the nurses included sleep disorders (0.297), psychological disorders (0.275), digestive disorders (0.137), personal life disorders (0.122), etc., in that order of weighing. With respect to the support staff, the major shift work disorders involved sleep disorders (0.252), digestive disorders (0.198), personal life disorders (0.168), and psychological disorders (0.164). Considering security personnel, the top four shift work disorders were sleep disorders (0.201), digestive disorders (0.186), psychological disorders (0.174), and personal life disorders (0.145).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the findings, sleep disorders had the highest weight in the three studied groups. Moreover, the night shift had the most profound effect on shift work disorders among the personnel in the three groups. It was followed by the evening shift. Morning shift had the lowest influence on shift work disorders. Therefore, the schedules should be taken to prevent these complications in the shift workers. It is suggested that work shift complications be included in the periodic examination program and, in case of discovery of any rhythmic disorder in each shift workers, the person should not remain in the shiftwork group for some time.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5334/jcr.163","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36631968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taleb Askaripoor, Majid Motamedzadeh, Rostam Golmohammadi, Maryam Farhadian, Mohammad Babamiri, Mehdi Samavati
{"title":"Non-Image Forming Effects of Light on Brainwaves, Autonomic Nervous Activity, Fatigue, and Performance.","authors":"Taleb Askaripoor, Majid Motamedzadeh, Rostam Golmohammadi, Maryam Farhadian, Mohammad Babamiri, Mehdi Samavati","doi":"10.5334/jcr.167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fatigue and sleepiness are one of the main causes of human errors and accidents in the workplace. The empirical evidence has approved that, in addition to stimulating the visual system, light elicits brain responses, which affect physiological and neurobehavioral human functions, known as the non-image forming (NIF) effects of light. As recent evidences have shown the positive effects of red or low correlated color temperature white light on alertness and performance, we investigated whether exposure to 2564 K light could improve subjective and objective measures of alertness and performance compared with 7343 K, 3730 K, and dim light (DL) conditions during the daytime. Twenty two healthy participants were exposed to the light while they were performing a sustained attention task and their electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) were recorded. Both 2564 K and 7343 K conditions significantly reduced EEG alpha-power compared with the DL and 3730 K conditions. Moreover, the 2564 K, 7343 K, and 3730 K conditions significantly reduced subjective fatigue, sleepiness and increased heart rate and performance compared with the DL condition. Furthermore, the effects of light conditions on alertness and performance varied over the day so that more effective responses were observed during the afternoon hours. These findings suggest that light interventions can be applied to improve daytime performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137608/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36491749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Austin Anderson, Gillian Murray, Meaghan Herlihy, Chloe Weiss, Jacob King, Ellen Hutchinson, Neil Albert, Krista K Ingram
{"title":"Circadian Effects on Performance and Effort in Collegiate Swimmers.","authors":"Austin Anderson, Gillian Murray, Meaghan Herlihy, Chloe Weiss, Jacob King, Ellen Hutchinson, Neil Albert, Krista K Ingram","doi":"10.5334/jcr.165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.165","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although individual athletic performance generally tends to peak in the evening, individuals who exhibit a strong diurnal preference perform better closer to their circadian peak. Time-of-day performance effects are influenced by circadian phenotype (diurnal preference and chronotype-sleep-wake patterns), homeostatic energy reserves and, potentially, genotype, yet little is known about how these factors influence physiological effort. Here, we investigate the effects of time of day, diurnal preference, chronotype, and <i>PER3</i> (a circadian clock gene) genotype on both effort and performance in a population of Division I collegiate swimmers (n = 27). Participants competed in 200m time trials at 7:00 and 19:00 and were sampled pre- and post-trial for salivary α-amylase levels (as a measure of physiological effort), allowing for per-individual measures of performance and physiological effort. Hair samples were collected for genotype analysis (a variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in <i>PER3</i>). Our results indicate significant and parallel time-of-day by circadian phenotype effects on swim performance and effort; evening-type swimmers swam on average 6% slower with 50% greater α-amylase levels in the morning than they did in the evening, and morning types required 5-7 times more effort in the evening trial to achieve the same performance result as the morning trial. In addition, our results suggest that these performance effects may be influenced by gene (circadian clock gene <i>PER3</i> variants) by environment (time of day) interactions. Participants homozygous for the <i>PER3</i><sup>4,4</sup> length variant (rs57875989) or who possess a single G-allele at <i>PER3</i> SNP rs228697 swam 3-6% slower in the morning. Overall, these results suggest that intra-individual variation in athletic performance and effort with time of day is associated with circadian phenotype and <i>PER3</i> genotype.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5334/jcr.165","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36486930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Circadian Rhythms, Exercise, and Cardiovascular Health.","authors":"Isabella M Hower, Sara A Harper, Thomas W Buford","doi":"10.5334/jcr.164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human circadian rhythmicity is driven by a circadian clock comprised of two distinct components: the central clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) within the hypothalamus, and the peripheral clocks, located in almost all tissues and organ systems in the body. Entrainment, or alignment, of circadian rhythmicity is dependent upon time of day and can occur through environmental influences such as light cues and physical activity exerted on skeletal muscle. Entrainment of the circadian clock through exercise has been reported to improve health by reducing risk of conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), but further research is still needed. The purpose of this review is to discuss the effects exercise has on the regulation of circadian rhythmicity, specifically with respect to CVD risk factors - including hormonal levels, sleep/wake cycles, blood pressure, and heart rate. Additionally, the impact of exercise-induced circadian entrainment is discussed relative to hormone regulation, nocturnal blood pressure dipping, post-exercise hypotension, and overall cardiovascular health.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5334/jcr.164","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36486929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdullah Mashhour, Zainab Al Mansour, Al Shaima Al Hallaj, Rizwan Ali, Thadeo Trivilegio, Mohamed Boudjelal
{"title":"P19 Cells as a Model for Studying the Circadian Clock in Stem Cells before and after Cell Differentiation.","authors":"Abdullah Mashhour, Zainab Al Mansour, Al Shaima Al Hallaj, Rizwan Ali, Thadeo Trivilegio, Mohamed Boudjelal","doi":"10.5334/jcr.157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In mammals, circadian rhythmicity is sustained via a transcriptional/translational feedback loop referred to as the canonical molecular circadian clock. Circadian rhythm is absent in undifferentiated embryonic stem cells; it begins only after differentiation. We used pluripotent P19 embryonal carcinoma stem cells to check the biological clock before and after differentiation into neurons using retinoic acid. We show that the central clock genes <i>ARNTL (Bmal), Per2</i> and <i>Per3</i>, and the peripheral clock genes <i>Rev-erb-α</i> and <i>ROR-α</i>, oscillate before and after differentiation, as does the expression of the neuronal differentiation markers <i>Hes5</i>, β-3-tubulin (Tubb3) and <i>Stra13</i>, but not <i>Neurod1</i>. Furthermore, the known clock-modulating compounds ERK, EGFR, Pi3K, p38, DNA methylation and Sirtiun inhibitors, in addition to <i>Rev-erb-α</i> ligands, modulate the expression of central and peripheral clock genes. Interestingly Sirtinol, Sirt1 and Sirt2 inhibitors had the greatest significant effect on the expression of clock genes, and increased <i>Hes5</i> and <i>Tubb3</i> expression during neuronal differentiation. Our findings reveal a new frontier of circadian clock research in stem cells: contrary to what has been published previously, we have shown the clock to be functional and to oscillate, even in undifferentiated stem cells. Modulating the expression of clock genes using small molecules could affect stem cell differentiation.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.5334/jcr.157","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36486928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time of Administration of Acute or Chronic Doses of Imipramine Affects its Antidepressant Action in Rats.","authors":"Hiroshi Kawai, Natsumi Kodaira, Chika Tanaka, Takuya Ishibashi, Naomi Kudo, Yoichi Kawashima, Atsushi Mitsumoto","doi":"10.5334/jcr.156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The pathogenesis and therapeutics of depression are linked to the operation of the circadian system. Here, we studied the chronopharmacological action of a tricyclic antidepressant, imipramine. Male adult Wistar-Hannover rats were administered imipramine acutely or chronically in the morning or in the evening. The antidepressant action of imipramine was analyzed using the forced swim test (FST). A single dose of imipramine (30 mg/kg) in the morning, but not in the evening, reduced immobility and increased climbing in the FST. The plasma concentrations of imipramine and its metabolite, desipramine, were slightly higher in the morning than in the evening, which might explain the dosing time-dependent action of imipramine. Next, we analyzed the effect of chronic imipramine treatment. Rats received imipramine in the morning or in the evening for 2 weeks. The morning treatment resulted in larger effects in the FST than the evening treatment, and was effective at a dose that was ineffective when administered acutely. The levels of brain α-adrenergic receptors tended to decrease after chronic imipramine treatment. Imipramine might interact with noradrenergic neurons, and this interaction might chronically alter receptor expression. This alteration seemed greater in the morning than in the evening, which might explain the dosing time-dependent action of imipramine.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083812/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36486927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramanujam Karthikeyan, David Warren Spence, Gregory M Brown, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal
{"title":"Are Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Depression Part of a Common Clock Genes Network?","authors":"Ramanujam Karthikeyan, David Warren Spence, Gregory M Brown, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal","doi":"10.5334/jcr.159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.159","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, there has been an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and depression across the world. This growing public health problem has produced an increasing socioeconomic burden to the populations of all affected countries. Despite an awareness by public health officials and medical researchers of the costs associated with these diseases, there still remain many aspects of how they develop that are not understood. In this article, we propose that the circadian clock could be a factor that coordinates both the neurobehavioral and metabolic processes that underlie depression and T2DM. We propose further that this perspective, one which emphasizes the regulatory effects of clock gene activity, may provide insights into how T2DM and depression interact with one another, and may thus open a new pathway for managing and treating these disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083772/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36482900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Melatonin Profile and Alertness of Firefighters with Different Work Schedules.","authors":"Reza Kazemi, Sajad Zare, Rasoul Hemmatjo","doi":"10.5334/jcr.155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A two-shift work schedule with different rotations is common among firefighters in Iranian petrochemical companies. This study compared salivary melatonin and sleepiness on the last night before turning to day shift at 19:00, 23:00, 3:00, and 7:00 among petrochemical firefighters (PFFs) working seven and four consecutive night shifts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty four PFFs working in the petrochemical industry were selected. To measure melatonin, saliva samples were taken, whereas the KSS index was used to assess sleepiness. Chi-square and independent samples t-test were carried out to analyze the data, and generalized linear model (GLM) was employed to determine the effect of confounding factors such as lighting and caffeine.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The levels of melatonin at 3:00 and 7:00, and the overall changes during the shift in the two shift patterns under the study were different (P < 0.05). Sleepiness was significantly different only at 3:00 in the two studied shift patterns, while the effects of lighting and caffeine on melatonin changes were not significant (P > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It seems that a slow shift rotation is better because it reduces the secretion of melatonin (hence reducing sleepiness during the night) and changes the peak of melatonin secretion to the daytime, which is a sign of adaptation.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853812/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36482897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seasonal Variation in Bright Daylight Exposure, Mood and Behavior among a Group of Office Workers in Sweden.","authors":"Mathias Adamsson, Thorbjörn Laike, Takeshi Morita","doi":"10.5334/jcr.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the study was to investigate seasonal variation in mood and behavior among a group of office workers in Sweden (56°N). Thirty subjects participated in this longitudinal study. The subjects kept a weekly log that included questionnaires for ratings of psychological wellbeing and daily sleep-activity diaries where they also noted time spent outdoors. The lighting conditions in the offices were subjectively evaluated during one day, five times over the year. There was a seasonal variation in positive affect and in sleep-activity behavior. Across the year, there was a large variation in the total time spent outdoors in daylight. The subjects reported seasonal variation concerning the pleasantness, variation and strength of the light in the offices and regarding the visibility in the rooms. Finally, the subjects spent most of their time indoors, relying on artificial lighting, which demonstrates the importance of the lighting quality in indoor environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853818/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36482898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship Between the Cortisol-Estradiol Phase Difference and Affect in Women.","authors":"Karyn Geralyn Butler","doi":"10.5334/jcr.154","DOIUrl":"10.5334/jcr.154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Affective disorders impact women's health, with a lifetime prevalence of over twelve per cent. They have been correlated with reproductive cycle factors, under the regulation of hormonal circadian rhythms. In affective disorders, circadian rhythms may become desynchronized. The circadian rhythms of cortisol and estradiol may play a role in affective disorders. The purpose of this study was to explore the temporal relationship between the rhythms of cortisol and estradiol and its relationship to affect. It was hypothesized that a cortisol-estradiol phase difference (PD) exists that correlates with optimal affect. A small scale, comparative, correlational design was used to test the hypothesis. Twenty-three women were recruited from an urban university. Salivary samples were collected over a twenty-four-hour period and fitted to a cosinor model. Subjective measures of affect were collected. Relationships between the cortisol-estradiol PD and affect were evaluated using a second-degree polynomial equation. Results demonstrated a significant correlation in affect measures (<i>p</i> < 0.05). An optimal PD was identified for affect to be 3.6 hours. The phase relationship between cortisol and estradiol may play a role in the development of alterations in affective disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":15461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Circadian Rhythms","volume":"16 ","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5853846/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36482899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}