Sleep quality and health related problems of shift work among resident physicians: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Sleep medicine Vol. 66; pp. 201 - 206
• Main Authors: Jaradat, Roa'a, Lahlouh, Amro, Mustafa, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety - psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression - psychology; Education, Medical, Graduate; Fatigue - psychology; Female; Health; Health Status; Humans; Internship and Residency; Male; On-calls; Physicians - statistics & numerical data; Residents; Self Report; Shift work; Shift Work Schedule; Sleep - physiology; Sleep quality; Surveys and Questionnaires; Work Schedule Tolerance; Sleep quality; On-calls; Anxiety; Health; Shift work; Residents

Shift work is defined as any irregular work schedule that extends beyond the usual 9 am to 5 pm time frame. Evidence from outside medicine suggests that it may be related to detrimental health outcomes. Our objective from this study is to evaluate sleep quality, health risks, and chronic diseases am...