Psychomotor Driving Performance in Night‑Shift Nurses: Prospective Study
Summary
Night‑shift nurses showed impaired psychomotor driving performance vs day‑shift nurses; repeated measures across work and off days.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Field observations how night duty and post‑shift fatigue was evident on shift as sleep & alertness and driving safety for night‑shift workers and night owls. The risk windows show up in measurements, explaining why the commute after nights is a recurrent blind spot. For night‑shift teams and individuals, this ties long‑debated rota features to concrete outcomes, making schedule talk about health, not preference.
Notes
Adds ecological validity to simulator findings.