Subjective and objective sleep and sleepiness among tunnel workers in an extreme and isolated environment: 10-h shifts, 21-day working period, at 78 degrees north

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Forberg, Knut ^a   Waage, Siri ^a   Moen, Bente ^a   Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Shift work; Sleep diary; Sleep efficiency; Subjective daytime sleepiness and function; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; MALE; NIGHT WORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP TIME; SOMNOLENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 75149145405     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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