Evaluating the quality and duration of sleep using actigraphy in petroleum industry shift workers

• Published in: Sleep health Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 407 - 410
• Main Authors: Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Khosro, Zahabi, Alireza, Najafi, Arezu, Rahimi-Golkhandan, Ania, Aminian, Omid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Actigraphy; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Iran; Male; Oil and Gas Industry; Shift Work Schedule; Shift workers; Sleep - physiology; Sleep duration; Sleep quality; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Iran; Sleep quality; Shift workers; Sleep duration

Increased use of shift work has led to more and more people working outside a traditional daytime schedule. Currently, approximately 20% of the labor force in developed countries is shift workers. Shift work can have devastating effects on employees’ quality of life and sleep, leading to negative co...