Are there effects of light exposure on daytime sleep for rotating shift nurses after night shift?: an EEG power analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Night-shift workers often face various health issues stemming from circadian rhythm shift and the consequent poor sleep quality. We aimed to study nurses working night shifts, evaluate the electroencephalogram (EEG) pattern of daytime sleep, and explore possible pattern changes due to ambient light exposure (30 lux) compared to dim conditions (<5 lux) during daytime sleep.

Moethods

The study involved 31 participants who worked night shifts and 24 healthy adults who had never worked night shifts. The sleep macro and microstructures were analyzed, and electrophysiological activity was compared (1) between nighttime sleep and daytime sleep with dim light and (2) between daytime sleep with dim and 30 lux light conditions.

Results

The daytime sleep group showe

SUBMITTER: Yook S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11004303 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature