Sleep, sleepiness, and neurobehavioral performance while on watch in a simulated 4 hours on/8 hours off maritime watch system

Chronobiology International

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1108-1115

  Van Leeuwen, Wessel M A ^a   Kircher, Albert ^b   Dahlgren, Anna ^c   Lützhöft, Margareta ^d   Barnett, Mike ^e   Kecklund, Göran ^a   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridge simulator; Fatigue; KSS; Overtime work; Polysomnography; Psychomotor vigilance test; Seafarers; Shiftwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; SHIP; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP STAGE; TIME; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; SHIPS; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP STAGES; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84884735694     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2013.800874     Document Type: Article

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