Sleep and work functioning in nurses undertaking inpatient shifts in a blue-depleted light environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blue-depleted light environments (BDLEs) may result in beneficial health outcomes for hospital inpatients in some cases. However, less is known about the effects on hospital staff working shifts. This study aimed to explore the effects of a BDLE compared with a standard hospital light environment (STLE) in a naturalistic setting on nurses' functioning during shifts and sleep patterns between shifts.

Methods

Twenty-five nurses recruited from St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, completed 14 days of actigraphy recordings and self-reported assessments of sleep (e.g., total sleep time/sleep efficiency) and functioning while working shifts (e.g., mood, stress levels/caffeine use) in two different light environments. Additionally, participants were asked to complete

SUBMITTER: Kjorstad K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290304 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature