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<p>Petrov, M. E., Clark, C. B., Molzof, H. E., Johnson, R. L., Cropsey, K. L., & Gamble, K. L. (2014). Sleep Strategies of Night-Shift Nurses on Days Off: Which Ones are Most Adaptive? Frontiers in Neurology, 5. doi:10.3389/fneur.2014.00277</p>
10.3389/fneur.2014.00277
1664-2295
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2014-12-19
8 pages
eng
Petrov, Megan
Clark, C. Brendan
Molzof, Hylton E.
Johnson, Russell L.
Cropsey, Karen L.
Gamble, Karen L.
Arizona State University. College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
View the article as published at http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2014.00277/full
<p>Objectives: To determine the off-shift sleep strategies of bi-ethnic night-shift nurses, the relationship between these sleep strategies and adaptation to shift work, and identify the participant-level characteristics associated with a given sleep strategy.</p>
<p>Methods: African-American and non-Hispanic White female, night-shift nurses from an academic hospital were recruited to complete a survey on sleep–wake patterns (n = 213). Participants completed the standard shiftwork index and the biological clocks questionnaire to determine sleep strategies and adaptation to night-shift work. In addition, chronotype was determined quantitatively with a modified version of the Munich ChronoType Questionnaire. Most participants worked ~3 consecutive 12-h night-shifts followed by several days off.</p>
<p>Results: Five sleep strategies used on days off were identified: (a) night stay, (b) nap proxy, (c) switch sleeper, (d) no sleep, and (e) incomplete switcher. Nap proxy and no sleep types were associated with poorer adaptation to night-shift work. The switch sleeper and incomplete switcher types were identified as more adaptive strategies that were associated with less sleep disturbance, a later chronotype, and less cardiovascular problems.</p>
<p>Conclusion: Behavioral sleep strategies are related to adaptation to a typical night-shift schedule among hospital nurses. Nurses are crucial to the safety and well-being of their patients. Therefore, adoption of more adaptive sleep strategies may reduce sleep/wake dysregulation in this population, and improve cardiovascular outcomes.</p>
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Sleep Strategies of Night-Shift Nurses on Days Off: Which Ones Are Most Adaptive?