Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness among the clinicians working in a tertiary care center in Sikkim, India

Sleep quality and daytime sleepiness among the clinicians working in a tertiary care center in Sikkim, India

Background: Doctors in India have increased workload and are at risk for poor sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness which have not been explored much. Methods: One hundred doctors selected by convenience sampling from different departments of the hospital were assessed cross-sectionally. Physical p...

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Main Authors: Rishav Dey, Sanjiba Dutta, Samrat Singh Bhandari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
daytime sleepiness
doctors
sikkim key messages: clinicians are suffering from poor quality sleep and daytime sleepiness. the clinicians who are lower in the hierarchy are likely to get more affected. regular screening for physical and psychological morbidity among clinicians is warranted and timely intervention is needed. proper guidelines governing duty hours and implementation is the need of the hour.
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2020;volume=42;issue=2;spage=141;epage=146;aulast=Dey

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