Shift Work Disorder: When and How to Shift Workers’ Gears
Approximately 5% to 10% of shift workers, including many health care professionals, suffer from shift work disorder, a circadian sleep-wake cycle disorder defined by poor quality sleep.
Approximately 5% to 10% of shift workers, including many health care professionals, suffer from shift work disorder, a circadian sleep-wake cycle disorder defined by poor quality sleep.
In an interview, sleep medicine experts Milena K Pavlova, MD, and Rachel Ziegler, MD, discuss the latest developments in sleep disorder therapies and the existing gaps in sleep medicine.
Researchers assessed whether zolpidem (priming) is required for partial reinforcement or whether intermittent dosing with placebos can be effective for acute and extended treatment for patients with chronic insomnia.
The list, titled “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question,” was developed by members of the AAP Section on Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine.
Melatonin and other melatonin receptor agonists have demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of circadian rhythm disorders in both pediatric and adult populations.
Only 65.2% of adults surveyed in United States in 2014 reported that they consistently get at least 7 hours of sleep each night.
Maintaining a consistent sleep-wake schedule, including exposure to bright light in the morning and avoidance of it at night, may be the most reliable way to reduce pandemic-induced sleep problems.
In patients with episodic migraines, the occurrence of a migraine headache does not consistently impact nighttime sleep.
The degree of overlap between MDD and burnout is unclear. However, dysfunctional sleep patterns are known risk factors for both conditions.
Researchers report the need for more child neurology trainees to enter a sleep medicine fellowship in an effort to improve the outcomes of children with neurologic disorders that may be linked to sleep disruption.