Night shift paralysis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1984 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Experientia, volume 40, pages 510-512 (issn: 0014-4754, eissn: 1420-9071,

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Authors: S, Folkard; R, Condon; M, Herbert;

doi: 10.1007/bf01952412

pmid: 6539249

Night shift paralysis

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Abstract

12% of night nurses surveyed claimed to have suffered from a totally incapacitating paralysis that may be related to sleep paralysis, and contribute to impaired levels of safety on the night shift. The incidence of this paralysis is shown to be age-related, largely confined to the early hours of the morning, and to increase over consecutive night shifts.

Related Organizations

University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
University of Sussex
United Kingdom
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
China (People's Republic of)

Keywords

Adult, Male, Work, Age Factors, Nurses, Middle Aged, Circadian Rhythm, Work Schedule Tolerance, Humans, Paralysis, Female, Sleep, Aged

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