Social Jetlag and Human Health

SK Verma¹*, Riya Pareek² and Vartika Jain^3
1Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Pacific Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
²Graduate Student in Public Health, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario
³Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Govt. Meera Girls` College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. SK Verma, Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Pacific Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Published: October 16, 2024

DOI: 10.55162/MCMS.07.251

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Abstract  

Social jetlag refers to the disruption in natural sleep –wake cycle in scientific term the circadian rhythm. It is commonly due to social or work-related obligations. It can cause acute or chronic effects, which vary from fatigue, mood disturbances and impaired cognitive function to increased risk of chronic metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The preventive strategies rest on establishing consistent sleep schedule to avoid or reduce social jetlag and reinforcing the natural sleep-wake cycle.

Keywords: Circadian rhythm; Cardio-metabolic diseases; Night shift

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