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Meme In Command
They pretty much go hand in hand. Most people on night shift disrupting their cyrcadian rhythm aren't getting full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Your sleep quality is pretty low so you end up getting the negative effects of both cyrcadian disruption and sleep deprivation. "Why we sleep" is a pretty good book on sleep written for layman. The author has been on a few podcasts and I'd say it's worth a listen.
I agree for normal shift workers.
But if you have 18-20 days off per month, do you catch up to mitigate the impact? Don't know, but I wouldn't just assume either way.
I will definitely feel sustained circadian disruption, into my days off. But just one red-eye a week? Don't even miss a beat, take a nap, hit the gym, good to go.