The aim of this study is to qualitatively document the use of sleep diaries in the context of shift work and to present a diary template that reflects the reality of shift work. The sample included 46 shift workers (86.9% women; mean age=35.4years old) taking part in a study on bio-...
This observational field study aimed to provide a detailed picture of sleep and alertness among shift workers with a questionnaire-based SWD, by comparing them to shift workers without SWD during work shifts and free time. METHODS: SWD was determined by a questionnaire. Questionnaires and 3-week ...
shift workers Dealing with sleep problems in shift workersHiggins, ChristineStahl, Stephen M
The study examined sleep characteristics in young workers who entered rapidly rotating shiftwork for the first time and stayed on shifts for 5 years. Data were collected when the subjects had shiftwork experience of approximately 1.5, 3.5 and 5.5 years and mean age of 22, 24 and 26 years.关...
Effects of 90- and 30-min naps or a 120-min nap on alertness and performance: reanalysis of an existing pilot study ArticleOpen access18 June 2023 Introduction In many countries, healthcare workers make up the single largest proportion of shift workers1,2,3. To facilitate the provision of ...
Shift workers are more prone to short sleep and a range of sleep disorders, a large Belgian study finds. The problem was worse among night shift workers, about half of whom sleep 6 hours or less a night and have at least onesleep disorder. ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the sleep/wake behavior during on-duty and off-duty periods in three age groups whilst performing shift work. The subjects (29 male shift workers in an electronics assembly plant) were examined using wrist actigraphy. They were monitored ...
The Nutritional Status and Eating Habits of Shift Workers: A Chronobiological Approach The eating habits of workers may vary according to the season of the year and corresponding work schedule. A study aiming at verifying the changes in their... IC Pasqua,CRC Moreno - 《Chronobiology International...
Few studies, however, have compared responses of experienced shiftworkers and non-shiftworkers to deprivation in an identical laboratory setting. The aim of this laboratory study, therefore, was to compare long-term shiftworkers and non-shiftworkers and to investigate the effects of one night of ...
A physical training intervention was carried out on 75 nurses and nursing aides working irregular shifts to determine the effects of such an intervention on health, sleep-wakefulness and adaptation to shiftwork. The study design and changes in physical fitness, fatigue, sleep and psychosomatic symptom...