Acute effects of daylight saving time clock changes on mental and physical health in England: population based retrospective cohort study
The week after the autumn clock change was associated with a reduction in events for cardiovascular disease, sleep disorders, and mental health disorders, but little evidence suggested that the spring clock change was associated with a change in the number of health events. Electronic health records contain the date that a health event is recorded by a clinician, which is not necessarily the date of symptom onset.
Authors
- Kate Birnie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9083-4097)
- Kate M. Tilling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-8926)
- Chin Yang Shapland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-1241)
- Sophie V. Eastwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-8771)
- Neil M Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-0508)
- Rebecca C. Richmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0574-5071)
- M. Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4541-1877)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085962
- Primary Topic
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00