Document ID (ISN) | 54151 |
CIS number |
90-1392 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0267-8373 - Work and Stress |
Year |
1989 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Krueger G.P. |
Title |
Sustained work, fatigue, sleep loss and performance: A review of the issues |
Bibliographic information |
Apr.-June 1989, Vol.3, No.2, p.129-141. 100 ref. |
Abstract |
The physiological and psychological stressors associated with sustained work, fatigue, and sleep loss affect worker performance. This review describes findings relating to sustained work stresses commonly associated with advanced technology. Researchers report reductions in sustained performance as a function of fatigue, especially during and following one or more nights of complete sleep loss, or longer periods of reduced or fragmented sleep. Sleep loss appears to result in reduced reaction time, decreased vigilance, perceptual and cognitive distortions, and changes in affect. Sleep loss and workload interact with circadian rhythms in producing their effects. These interactions are a major source of stress in work situations requiring sustained work in continuous operations and have implications for theoretical models of sustained perceptual and cognitive functioning. |
Descriptors (primary) |
stress fatigue; monotonous work; sleep deprivation; mental stress; circadian rhythm; assessment of working capacity; continuous work |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; work capacity; biological effects; stress factors; sleep disturbances |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
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Browse category(ies) |
Fatigue Mental stress and burnout
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