Abstract
Objective: To characterize naps during night shifts in terms of duration, allocation, quality, and sleep efficiency among nursing professionals. Cross-sectio...
Highlights
Sleep deprivation during the night among night workers implies displacing sleep to daytime hours
The efficiency of sleep at work in regard to similarity with nighttime sleep at home suggests there was a beneficial effect of naps among this study's participants
It is worth noting that permission to nap during the night shift is not officially presented to the nursing staff and, there are no specific places to sleep
Summary
Sleep deprivation during the night among night workers implies displacing sleep to daytime hours. Due to interaction of physiological and environmental factors, daytime sleep is usually shorter and of poorer quality, when compared to nighttime sleep[1]. Compared to the daytime sleep, nighttime sleep is more restorative since it is generally longer and of better quality[1]. This is so because trying to sleep in an inappropriate phase of the circadian cycle (e.g. during the day there is reduced melatonin release and a concomitant increase in core temperature) usually results in a greater number of awakenings (reducing efficiency of sleep) and possibly shorter periods of sleep[2]. There is a significant deficit of sleep hours with increased sleepiness, which in the long term may lead to fatigue[5] and possibly compromise the quality of care delivery
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