Attenuation of vagal recovery during sleep and reduction of cortisol/melatonin ratio in late afternoon associate with prolonged daytime sleepiness among media workers with irregular shift work

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 643-649

  Lindholm, Harri ^a   Sinisalo, Juha ^b   Ahlberg, Jari ^c   Hirvonen, Ari ^a   Hublin, Christer ^a   Partinen, Markku ^d   Savolainen, Aslak ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Vitalmed Research Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Heart rate variability; Media work; Melatonin; Recovery

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; STATISTICS; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MELATONIN; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84861952097     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22042     Document Type: Article

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