title: Occupational Sleep Medicine.
abstract: Sleep and circadian rhythms significantly impact almost all aspects of human behavior and are therefore relevant to occupational sleep medicine, which is focused predominantly around workplace productivity, safety, and health. In this article, 5 main factors that influence occupational functioning are reviewed: (1) sleep deprivation, (2) disordered sleep, (3) circadian rhythms, (4) common medical illnesses that affect sleep and sleepiness, and (5) medications that affect sleep and sleepiness. Consequences of disturbed sleep and sleepiness are also reviewed, including cognitive, emotional, and psychomotor functioning and drowsy driving.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA. Electronic address: cdrake1@hfhs.org.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drake
mesh_terms: D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Circadian rhythms; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleepiness; Work