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

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

Type: Field / Observational study

Registration: PMID: 35850690

Status: Published

Tags: Lighting, Nurses, Real‑world

External URL: https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-022-00973-4

Summary

Compared a blue‑depleted light environment versus standard lighting for nurses; assessed sleep and on‑shift functioning.

Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls

Real‑world data how timing and spectrum of light on shift versus before daytime sleep was evident on shift as sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. Together with other trials, it frames light as a measurable lever for on‑shift alertness and next‑day sleep, not just ambience. For people who work nights, that frames an everyday choice (when you eat, how you light the end of a shift, how rest is split) as part of the mechanism, not just routine.

Tags

  • Lighting
  • Nurses
  • Real‑world

Notes

Open access (BMC Nursing).

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