Selective Attention Most Impaired During First Night Shift Worked

Our biological propensity for keeping awake during the day
And sleep disturbances in the night, night work is a challenge. Well, the researchers at
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have found that the attention is especially concerned
during the first night shift. This research is in the
November 28, 2007 issue of PLOS ONE .


"It is important to recognize this first night shift
than most susceptible to impairment of attention, as critical jobs such as medical care

airport Baggage Screening, law enforcement and air traffic controllers are
Routinem�ig done in the night. "Did Nayantara Santhi, a fellow in the department

Sleep Medicine BWH and lead author of the paper . "Furthermore,
Traditional methods such as exposure to bright light and solid sleep schedule
That
reduce attentional control impairment during the night shift are not as effective
During this first night shift." < br>

researchers tested selective attention with visual search tasks in the
participating in a simulation of shift work, the four day shifts followed by

Three night shift. They noted that the attention during the first night shift
Was the most affected, with the participants unable to stay focused on tasks.
They had less time to search for products and treating more
error.


This research was funded by a grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
.


Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a 747-bed nonprofit teaching
affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of Partners HealthCare

System, an integrated health care. BWH is committed
excellence in patient care with expertise in virtually every specialty of medicine and surgery
. The BWH medical superiority originates from the year 1832, and
today that rich history in clinical care is in connection with its
national leadership in improving the quality and safety of the patients and their
commitment to educating and training the next generation of health care professionals
. Through the investigation and discovery, which at its
Biomedical Research Institute (BRI), BWH is a world leader in the
basic research,
clinical and translational research on human diseases, in which more than < br> 800 physician-investigators and renowned scientists and the biomedical faculty
Supported by more than $ 400M in financing. BWH is also home to the large population
landmark epidemiological studies, including the nurses and doctors
"
Health Studies and the Women's Health Initiative.

http://www.brighamandwomens.org .




, quote: , Santhi N, Horowitz TS, Duffy JF, Czeisler CA (2007) Acute Sleep deprivation and Circadian
tilted connection with the transition to
first night of work impaired visual selective attention. , PLoS ONE , 2 (11):
E1233. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001233

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