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Study Shows How Shift Workers Can Improve Job Performance And Implement A Realistic Sleep Schedule

December 1st, 2008 Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which may result in increased performance and alertness during night shifts while still allowing adequate nighttime sleep on days off. Results show that performance was better for the experimental subjects than the controls.
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