Reaction time measurement in different periods of shift work at nurses

Abstract

We tested the parameters of wakefulness at shift-working nurses using the Performance Vigilance Task (PVT-192). The visual analogue scale of sleepiness (VAS) and selected sleep history data were included in the investigation. 20 nurses working in a 12-hour rotating shift regimen were included.

Keywords

• Shift work
• sleep disorders
• PVT
• reaction time
• errors