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A shift to something better? A longitudinal study of work schedule and prescribed sleep medication use in nurses.

Ingeborg ForthunSiri WaageStaale PallesenBente Elisabeth MoenBjørn Bjorvatn
Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2022)
Day work was associated with a significant reduced probability of prescribed sleep medication use compared with shift work with nights. This indicates that quitting night work will improve sleep and thereby reduce hypnotic use.
Keyphrases
  • sleep quality
  • physical activity
  • healthcare