Wanstall, Sian E. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3857-0269
Naweed, Anjum https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-4295
Brown, Brandon W. J.
Crowther, Meagan E. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2857-2636
Adams, Robert J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-0796
Reynolds, Amy C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9534-8699
Funding for this research was provided by:
SafeWork SA, Australia (Augusta Zadow Award)
Article History
Received: 9 January 2026
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 5 March 2026
Declarations
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: Human Research Ethics Committee approval was obtained from Flinders University (Project ID 4668). The study was conducted in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (NHMRC, Australia). Prior to participation, prospective participants were provided a participant information sheet and consent form, which included ethical considerations. Upon agreement to participate, written informed consent was obtained. Due to the sensitive nature of the study, data were de-identified after transcription to remove any potentially identifying information, and participants were offered the opportunity to review their transcripts. All research was conducted in line with the Helsinki declaration.
: Not applicable.
: SEW and BWJB are named investigators on funding from SafeWork SA and the Lifetime Support Authority for sleep and shift work research. ACR and RJA declare research funding and/or in kind support from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Medical Research Future Fund, the Hospital Research Foundation, Flinders Foundation, SafeWork SA, Sydney Trains, Withings, ResMed, Philips, Neuroflex and the Lifetime Support Authority for research related to sleep and/or shift work. ACR declares research funding from the Australian Research Council (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - DE250101060). AN declares research funding from the Australian Research Council (Discovery Award Projects - DP200103570, DP230102780 / Future Fellowship Project - FT240100831), Work Science, SafeWork SA, and Sydney Trains.