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dc.contributor.authorTremaine, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorDorrian, Jillian
dc.contributor.authorPaterson, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorNeall, Annabelle
dc.contributor.authorPiggott, Ellie
dc.contributor.authorGrech, Carol
dc.contributor.authorPincombe, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-25T22:35:53Z
dc.date.available2019-03-25T22:35:53Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.issn1552-4175
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1099800411422249
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/170935
dc.description.abstractMidwives often work night and rotating shift schedules, which can lead to sleep disturbances, increased fatigue, and greater likelihood of accidents or errors. This study investigated the sleep of midwives (n = 17) in an Australian metropolitan hospital. Midwives completed work and sleep logbooks and wore wrist actigraphs for 28 days. Midwives worked combinations of morning, afternoon, and/or night shifts on constant (n = 6) or rotating schedules (n = 11). They obtained less than recommended amounts of sleep, getting only 6–7 hr per 24-hr period. Morning shifts were associated with the lowest sleep durations, lowest subjective sleep quality, and highest postsleep fatigue ratings. Despite the significantly higher amount of wake after sleep onset (51 min), the sleep before afternoon shifts had significantly lower postsleep fatigue ratings and was rated as significantly higher quality than sleep before other shifts or days off. Those who were married or living with a partner reported significantly more sleep and lower postsleep fatigue than those who were separated or divorced (p < .05). Seventy-one percent of midwives took naps, primarily before night shifts, with nearly 40% of nightshifts preceded by a nap. Average nap durations were nearly 1.5 hr. Midwives reported feeling moderately to very physically or mentally exhausted on 22–50% of all shifts and days off. Exhaustion was most common on night shift. This study suggests that midwives may be suffering from chronic sleep loss and as a consequence may be at risk of impairments in functioning that accompany fatigue.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications
dc.publisher.placeUS
dc.publisher.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1099800411422249
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom191
dc.relation.ispartofpageto199
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBiological Research for Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1110
dc.titleActigraph estimates of the sleep of Australian midwives: The impact of shift work
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorPiggott, Ellie J.


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