Sleep and Psychomotor Vigilance in Female Shiftworkers
Ruggiero JS, Redeker NS, Fiedler N, Avi-Itzhak T, Fischetti N. Sleep and Psychomotor Vigilance in Female Shiftworkers. Biological Research For Nursing 2011, 14: 225-235. PMID: 21708893, DOI: 10.1177/1099800411408413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceAttentionFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNursesPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeWork Schedule ToleranceConceptsDay nursesMain sleep periodNight nursesStanford Sleepiness ScaleSleep periodCharacteristics of sleepIrregular sleep patternsPsychomotor vigilanceWrist actigraphSleepiness ScaleSleep patternsFemale nursesFemale shiftworkersSleep deprivationConsecutive daysNursesPsychomotor vigilance testSleepWake episodesMeasures ANOVAVigilance testFuture studiesDaysVigilanceSleepiness