Strategic caffeine use for sustained operations: randomized field study
Summary
Timed caffeine dosing schedules improved vigilance and reaction time during sustained wakefulness protocols simulating overnight operations.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
A randomized trial how rotation direction, quick‑returns, and long duties showed sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Patterns in the data make ‘quick returns’ and rotation direction concrete risk features rather than abstract policy terms. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.
Notes
Operational setting data.