| Document ID (ISN) | 19766 |
| CIS number |
72-2652 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Aerospace Medicine |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Globus G.G., Phoebus E.C., Boyd R. |
| Title |
Temporal organisation of night workers' sleep |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1972, Vol.43, No.3, p.266-268. Illus. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
The temporal organisation of sleep in night workers (day sleepers) was compared with that of day workers (night sleepers) in terms of period and amplitude of sleep cycle. There were no significant differences among the 2 groups in this respect but a highly significant increased variability in period across sleep sessions was noted, with the night workers showing instability in the temporal organisation of sleep over time. When there is a shift back and forth between night and day sleep, there is a disruption of the normal circadian rhythm. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
shift work; sleep; occupational physiology; night work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
day-night variations; sleep pattern |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Ergonomics and work organization
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Fatigue
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