Effect of serial night shifts on the cognitive, psychomotor, and moral performance of residents in the department of Emergency Medicine
Anas Mohammed Muthanikkatt,
Balamurugan Nathan,
Manu Ayyan S
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesThe objective was to study the effect of serial night shifts on the cognitive, psychomotor, and moral performance of emergency medicine residents of an academic Emergency Medicine Department.MethodsThis prospective case‐crossover study compared emergency medicine residents' sleep time, subjective sleepiness, cognitive function, moral judgment, and psychomotor skills after 5 consecutive days versus night shifts using sleep diaries, activity monitors, and multiple performance tests. Paired t‐tests and … Show more
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