A shift to something better? A longitudinal study of work schedule and prescribed sleep medication use in nurses
Conclusions
Day work was associated with a significant reduced probability of prescribed sleep medication use compared with shift work with nights. This indicates that quitting night work will improve sleep and thereby reduce hypnotic use.
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Forthun, I., Waage, S., Pallesen, S., Moen, B. E., Bjorvatn, B. Tags: Open access Workplace Source Type: research
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