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Purpose: The aim of this systematic literature review was to synthesize and investigate the effects of shift workers’sleep in Korea. Methods: A search was conducted through three electronic databases using keywords such as “shift work” or “rotation work” and “sleep”, with sleep as the independent variable, and 17 papers were reviewed. Results: The design of those 17 studies was analyzed in a cross-sectional analysis. The most commonly measured characteristic was quality of sleep, whereas the others were sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, and sleepiness. The study outcome variables were job-related factors, mental health, wellness, stress, fatigue, and metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: The results inform sleep and health-promoting behaviors and improvement in shift workers’working condition.