title: Sleep and wakefulness patterns of nurses engaged in rotational shift work.
abstract: Shift work can be attributed to some of social and health problems in working community. In this study an attempt was made to study the sleep and wakefulness patterns in nurses engaged in rotational and non-rotational shift work in a hospital through sleep charts. It was observed that non-rotational workers enjoyed more frequent and longer naps and had less disturbances in their sleep patterns than rotational workers.
authors.affiliation: Khyber Medical College, Peshawar.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000502:physiology*