The impact of sleep restriction while performing simulated physical firefighting work on cortisol and heart rate responses

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 461-475

  Wolkow, Alexander ^a,b   Aisbett, Brad ^a,b   Reynolds, John ^d   Ferguson, Sally A ^b,c   Main, Luana C ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUSHFIRE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Firefighters; Heart rate; Physical work; Sleep restriction; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SALIVA; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84961054973     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1085-3     Document Type: Article

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