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Effects of Reducing or Eliminating Resident Work Shifts over 16 Hours: A Systematic Review
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has called for the elimination of resident work shifts exceeding 16 hours without sleep. We sought to comprehensively evaluate the effects of eliminating or reducing shifts over 16 hours. DESIGN AND OUTCOME MEASURES: We performed a systematic review of published and unpublished studies (1950-2008) to synthesize data on all intervention studies that have reduced or eliminated U.S. residents' extended shifts. A total of 2,984 citations were identified initially, which were independently reviewed by two authors to determine their eligibility for inclusion. All outcomes relevant to quality of life, education, and safety were collected. Study quality was rated using the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force methodology. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Twenty-three studies met inclusion criteria (kappa = 0.88 [95% CI, 0.77-0.94] for inclusion decisions). Following reduction or elimination of extended shifts, 8 of 8 studies measuring resident quality of life found improvements. Four of 14 studies that assessed educational outcomes found improvements, 9 found no significant changes, and one found education worsened. Seven of 11 identified statistically significant improvements in patient safety or quality of care; no studies found that safety or care quality worsened. CONCLUSIONS: In a systematic review, we found that reduction or elimination of resident work shifts exceeding 16 hours did not adversely affect resident education, and was associated with improvements in patient safety and resident quality of life in most studies. Further multi-center studies are needed to substantiate these findings, and definitively measure the effects of eliminating extended shifts on patient outcomes.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Levine, A. C., Adusumilli, J., & Landrigan, C. P.
- Affiliations
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Landrigan, Christopher P.
- Venue
- Sleep
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2010-08
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1043-1053
- ISSN
- 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-9109
- PMC
- PMC2910534
- OpenAlex
- W1574902429
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 51
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- FWCI
- 1.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- SLEEP (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- resident work hours, medical residents, resident quality of life, resident education, patient safety, quality of care, sleep deprivation, IOM recommendations
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Humans, Internship and Residency, Quality of Health Care, Quality of Life, Safety, Work Schedule Tolerance
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