Citation

Gold DR, Rogacz S, Bock N, Tosteson TD, Baum TM, Speizer FE, Czeisler CA. Am. J. Public Health 1992; 82(7): 1011-1014.

Affiliation

Brigham & Women's Hosp, Boston, MA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1609900

PMCID

PMC1694075

Abstract

A hospital-based survey on shift work, sleep, and accidents was carried out among 635 Massachusetts nurses. In comparison to nurses who worked only day/evening shifts, rotators had more sleep/wake cycle disruption and nodded off more at work. Rotators had twice the odds of nodding off while driving to or from work and twice the odds of a reported accident or error related to sleepiness. Application of circadian principles to the design of hospital work schedules may result in improved health and safety for nurses and patients.

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