Effects of 6/6 and 4/8 watch systems on sleepiness among bridge officers

Chronobiology International

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 413-423

  Härmä, Mikko ^a   Partinen, Markku ^b   Repo, Risto ^c   Sorsa, Matti ^c   Siivonen, Pertti ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Rinnekoti Foundation Finland   (Finland)

^c Accident Investigation Board Finland/Speech and Audio Analysis   (Finland)

Author keywords

Shift work; Sleep; Sleepiness; Watch officers; Watch systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; BRIDGE OFFICER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOCUMENTATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FATIGUE; FINLAND; HUMAN; KAROLINSKA SLEEPINESS SCALE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SAILOR; SHIFT WORKER; SHIP; SHIPPING; SKOGBY EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SHIPS; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 47349084111     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802106769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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