Coping with shift work-related circadian disruption: A mixed-methods case study on napping and caffeine use in Australian nurses and midwives.

CONCLUSION: This study identified reasons shift workers chose to engage in or abstain from napping and consuming caffeine, and how these strategies related to poor sleep and health outcomes. Further research is required to help develop recommendations for shift workers regarding napping and caffeine consumption as fatigue countermeasures, whilst taking into account the associated hazards of each strategy.
PMID: 29764218 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chronobiology International - May 15, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Centofanti S, Banks S, Colella A, Dingle C, Devine L, Galindo H, Pantelios S, Brkic G, Dorrian J Tags: Chronobiol Int Source Type: research