Nurses and Night Shifts: Poor Sleep Quality Exacerbates Psychomotor Performance

Nurses and Night Shifts: Poor Sleep Quality Exacerbates Psychomotor Performance

In Europe, 40% of health-care employees are involved in shift work. The altered sleep/wake rhythm of night-shift nurses is also associated with deteriorated cognitive efficiency. In this study, we examine the effects of the night shift on psychomotor performance, sleepiness, and tiredness in a large...

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Main Authors: Marco Di Muzio, Giulia Diella, Emanuele Di Simone, Luana Novelli, Valentina Alfonsi, Serena Scarpelli, Ludovica Annarumma, Federico Salfi, Mariella Pazzaglia, Anna Maria Giannini, Luigi De Gennaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
shift work
sleepiness
psychomotor performance
sustained attention
poor sleep quality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.579938/full

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