Melatonin Is a Feasible, Safe, and Acceptable Intervention in Doctors and Nurses Working Nightshifts: The MIDNIGHT Trial

Melatonin Is a Feasible, Safe, and Acceptable Intervention in Doctors and Nurses Working Nightshifts: The MIDNIGHT Trial

Nightshift working is associated with sleep deprivation, fatigue and attention/concentration deficits which, in healthcare workers, may impact on patient safety. Clinical staff in the UK routinely work several 12 h nightshifts in a row at about 1–3 month intervals. We investigated the feasibility an...

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Main Authors: Bensita M. V. J. Thottakam, Nigel R. Webster, Lee Allen, Malachy O. Columb, Helen F. Galley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
melatonin
randomized controlled trial
shift work
sleep
healthcare workers
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00872/full

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