Night Shift and Decreased Brain Activity of ICU Nurses: A Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.

Noelia Durán-Gómez Jorge Guerrero-MartínDemetrio Pérez-CivantosCasimiro Fermín López-Jurado Jesús Montanero-FernándezMacarena C Cáceres

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

Sleep deprivation during the night shift was considered to be related to decreased dorsolateral PFC reactivity. After the night shift, the nurses showed a decrease in prefrontal cortex activity and in cognitive performance.

Keyphrases

prefrontal cortex
sleep quality
mental health
healthcare
intensive care unit
physical activity
depressive symptoms
mechanical ventilation
working memory
transcranial magnetic stimulation