Mixed
Working quick returns (less than 11 hours between shifts) is not associated with increased anxiety or depression.
While quick returns significantly increase your risk of sleep disorders, they do not appear to directly increase your risk of anxiety or depression. Focus on managing your sleep and fatigue rather than assuming your mental health struggles are directly caused by your schedule.
Anxiety and depression were not related to working quick returns.
Why this rating
Large sample size and adjusted analyses, though cross-sectional design limits causal inference.
Source
Insomnia, Excessive Sleepiness, Excessive Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression and Shift Work Disorder in Nurses Having Less than 11 Hours in-Between Shifts
Maria Fagerbakke Eldevik et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0070882
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