nurses; night; shift; sleep; anxiety; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; near-infrared spectroscopy; cerebral blood flow; cognitive; performance1. Introduction Nursing care provision is always organized in shift work to guarantee the healthcare of patients. Sleep deprivation and chronic tiredness related ...
Shift workers form a substantial part of the Western working population. Approximately one-fifth of the total labour force in the European Union are exposed to working shifts [1]. In the Netherlands, around 14% of the currently active Dutch population regularly works in shifts, of which the la...
This is consistent with a study in China, which found that poor sleep quality and a long nap duration at nighttime were associated with a high risk of cognitive frailty in older people in nursing homes. Short nap duration was associated with a low prevalence of cognitive frailty [36]. A ...