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 ResearchConceptsDay 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