Journal
CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 25, Issue 2-3, Pages 333-348Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802113922
Keywords
night shift; insomnia; shift work sleep disorder; sleepiness; fatigue
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Very little is known about differences in sleep between day and shift workers in representative samples of the population. This study compared a national representative sample (N=3400) of shift (with night shifts) and day workers regarding the different types of sleep disturbances and also the level of sleep symptoms with that of insomnia patients. The results showed very few differences between shift and day workers; only too little sleep and nodding off at work were marginally higher among shift workers. The results also showed that the complaints of insomnia patients for most sleep disturbances corresponded to the 2nd-16th percentile of the shift workers' levels of complaints. The results suggest, at least with the present questionnaire methodology, that shift work does not appear to be a major source of sleep disturbances and that their complaint levels bear no resemblance to those seen in insomniac patients.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available