48 research outputs found
The effects of a 120‐minute nap on sleepiness, fatigue, and performance during 16‐hour night shifts: A pilot study
Nonenzymatic Kinetic Resolution of Propargylic Alcohols by a Planar−Chiral DMAP Derivative: Crystallographic Characterization of the Acylated Catalyst
A New, Mild, and Rapid Transformation of Acylals to Bisulfites in One-Pot Synthesis by Bismuth (III) Nitrate Pentahydrate
Michael Addition of Active Methylene Compounds to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds under the Influence of Molecular Sieves in Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Prediction of the permeability of antineoplastic agents through nitrile medical gloves by zone classification based on their physicochemical properties
Iron(III) Chloride-Catalyzed Convenient One-Pot Synthesis of Homoallyl Benzyl Ethers Starting from Aldehydes
Association between sleep and fatigue in nurses who are engaged in 16 h night shifts in Japan: Assessment using actigraphy
Aim To determine the association between sleep and fatigue in nurses who are working in a two-shift system, including 16 h night shifts. Methods Sixty-one nurses were assessed on their sleeping and napping over 9 days, using actigraphy and a sleep diary. Work-related feelings of fatigue were measured by using the "Jikaku-sho shirabe" questionnaire and the Cumulative Fatigue Symptoms Index. Results The main night-time sleep started after 00:00 hours in half of the participants and the average start and end times were significantly delayed among the participants in their 20s, compared to those in their 40s . Although _*_90% of the participants napped during and/or after a night shift, only 50.8% napped for >2 h during their shift and 32.8% napped in the morning after a night shift. In the high-fatigue group, significantly more nurses went to sleep after 00:25 hours than before 00:26 hours the night after a night shift. Furthermore, those nurses who napped for >2 h during their night shift exhibited a significantly lower rate of some cumulative fatigue symptoms, compared to those who did not. In addition, a combination of napping in the morning after a night shift and beginning the following night-time sleep before 00:26 hours were associated with a significant decrease in fatigue symptoms. Conclusions Naps at an appropriate time and of an appropriate duration, along with the practice of beginning the night-time sleep early after a night shift, might relieve cumulative mental fatigue in nurses who are working 16 h night shifts