Sleep and autonomic nervous system changes - Enhanced cardiac sympathetic modulations during sleep in permanent night shift nurses

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-187

  Chung, M H ^a,b   Kuo, T B J ^c   Hsu, N ^d   Chu, H ^e   Chou, K R ^a   Yang, C C H ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Daytime sleep; Electroencephalographic delta power; Heart rate variability; Nighttime sleep; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; NURSE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; HEART; HEART RATE; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELTA RHYTHM; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NURSES; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 67650227951     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1324     Document Type: Article

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