The various non-standard schedules required of shift workers force abrupt changes in the
timing of sleep and light-dark exposure. These changes result in disturbances of the …

The objective of this review was to examine the evidence for the link between fatigue and
safety, especially in transport and occupational settings. For the purposes of this review …

Nearly 20% of the labor force worldwide, work shifts that include work hours outside 07: 00 h
to 18: 00 h. Shift work is common in many occupations that directly affect the health and …

Work hours that displace sleep to the daytime and work to the nighttime will interfere with the
circadian and homeostatic regulation of sleep. Such work hours will in several ways …

Vigilance is a term with varied definitions but the most common usage is sustained attention
or tonic alertness. This usage of vigilance implies both the degree of arousal on the sleep …

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is an important symptom that needs to be quantified,
but there is confusion over the best way to do this. Three of the most commonly used tests …

In this narrative review, we examined what level of research evidence is available that shift
workers' sleep-wake disturbances can be minimized through ergonomie shift scheduling …

Background Night work has been reported to be associated with various mental disorders
and complaints. We investigated relationships between night work and anxiety, depression …

Night-shift workers are at high risk of drowsiness-related motor vehicle crashes as a result of
circadian disruption and sleep restriction. However, the impact of actual night-shift work on …

Human Performance provides the student and researcher with a comprehensive and
accessible review of performance, in the real world and essential cognitive science theory …