The effects of a self-selected nap opportunity on the psychophysiological, performance and subjective measures during a simulated industrial night shift regimen

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 220-234

  Davy, Jonathan ^a   Göbel, Matthias ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

fatigue; napping; performance; shift work

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; LABORATORY STUDIES; NAPPING; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAINS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RECOVERY PERIODS; SHIFT WORK;

ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; THERMOREGULATION; WORK SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE;

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SLEEP; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876286004     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.751459     Document Type: Article

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