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Effect of Reducing Interns' Weekly Work Hours on Sleep and Attentional Failures

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Background Knowledge of the physiological effects of extended (24 hours or more) work shifts in postgraduate medical training is limited. We aimed to quantify work hours, sleep, and attentional failures among first-year residents (postgraduate year 1) during a traditional rotation schedule that included extended work shifts and during an intervention schedule that limited scheduled work hours to 16 or fewer consecutive hours. Methods Twenty interns were studied during two three-week rotations in intensive care units, each during both the traditional and the intervention schedule. Subjects completed daily sleep logs that were validated with regular weekly episodes (72 to 96 hours) of continuous polysomnography (r=0.94) and work logs that were validated by means of direct observation by study staff (r=0.98). Results Seventeen of 20 interns worked more than 80 hours per week during the traditional schedule (mean, 84.9; range, 74.2 to 92.1). All interns worked less than 80 hours per week during the intervention schedule (mean, 65.4; range, 57.6 to 76.3). On average, interns worked 19.5 hours per week less (P Conclusions Eliminating interns' extended work shifts in an intensive care unit significantly increased sleep and decreased attentional failures during night work hours.

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Authors
Lockley, S. W., Cronin, J. W., Evans, E. E., Cade, B. E., Lee, C. J., Landrigan, C. P., Rothschild, J. M., Katz, J. T., Lilly, C. M., Stone, P. H., Aeschbach, D., & Czeisler, C. A.
Affiliations
Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2004-10-28
Volume
351
Issue
18
Pages
1829-1837
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2166406376
Cited by
913
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
87.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NCC958)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (M01 RR02635, T32 HL079010)
  • National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NCC 9‐58)
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (F32 HS14130, K08 HS13333, R01 HS 12032, RO1 HS12032)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32 HL079010)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR002635)
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (R01 OH07567)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Keywords
sleep duration, attentional failures, graduate medical education, intensive care unit, sleep deprivation, resident fatigue
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention, Female, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Internal Medicine, Internship and Residency, Male, Personnel Staffing and Scheduling, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Work Schedule Tolerance, Workload, Polysomnography

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