Occupational Sleep Medicine

Philip Cheng; Christopher Drake

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.10.006

Occupational Sleep Medicine

Sleep Med Clin. 2016 Mar;11(1):65-79. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.10.006. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Authors

Philip Cheng¹, Christopher Drake²

Affiliations

¹ Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA.
² Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA. Electronic address: cdrake1@hfhs.org.

PMID: 26972034
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2015.10.006

Abstract

Sleep and circadian rhythms significantly impact almost all aspects of human behavior and are therefore relevant to occupational sleep medicine, which is focused predominantly around workplace productivity, safety, and health. In this article, 5 main factors that influence occupational functioning are reviewed: (1) sleep deprivation, (2) disordered sleep, (3) circadian rhythms, (4) common medical illnesses that affect sleep and sleepiness, and (5) medications that affect sleep and sleepiness. Consequences of disturbed sleep and sleepiness are also reviewed, including cognitive, emotional, and psychomotor functioning and drowsy driving.

Keywords: Circadian rhythms; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Sleepiness; Work.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Circadian Rhythm / physiology
Employment* / psychology
Humans
Occupational Health*
Sleep Wake Disorders* / chemically induced
Sleep Wake Disorders* / physiopathology
Sleep Wake Disorders* / psychology
Sleep Wake Disorders* / therapy
Sleep* / physiology