Sleep disturbance and cognitive functioning among firefighters

Firefighters are at risk for chronic sleep disruption due to their rotating 24-hour on and 48-hour off work schedule and hazardous work conditions. Forty-five firefighters were assessed to determine the impact of their shift schedule on sleep duration, sleep quality, processing speed, sustained attention, vigilance, and mental health. Assessments were conducted at the start and end of shift. Firefighters endorsed sleeping 5 hours 21 minutes at work, and the results suggest that even minimal sleep disruption affected cognitive functioning (e.g. processing speed, visual-motor coordination, and reaction time), increasing the likelihood of poor work performance or injury

Cognition · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Schedule · Shift work · Sleep (system call · Sleep deprivation · Sleep quality · Vigilance (psychology · Work (physics · Work schedule · Computer Science · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue

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