Sleep‑scheduling strategies in hospital shiftworkers: a scoping review

Sleep‑scheduling strategies in hospital shiftworkers: a scoping review

Type: Scoping review

Registration: PMCID: PMC8464337

Status: Published

Tags: Hospital, Review, Scheduling, Sleep

External URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8464337/

Summary

Maps scheduling/sleep strategies used in hospitals and their reported effects on sleep and alertness.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

A scoping review how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules summarizes evidence that sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Overall, the data make the schedule itself visible in physiology, not just in how people feel subjectively. For the audience living on night schedules, the key meaning is that the schedule’s timing choices show up in measurable outcomes.

Tags

  • Hospital
  • Review
  • Scheduling
  • Sleep

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