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Effects of work-related sleep restriction on acute physiological and psychological stress responses and their interactions: A review among emergency service personnel
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by Alex Wolkow, S Ferguson, Brad AisbettBrad Aisbett, Luana MainLuana MainEmergency work can expose personnel to sleep restriction. Inadequate amounts of sleep can negatively affect physiological and psychological stress responses. This review critiqued the emergency service literature (e.g., firefighting, police/law enforcement, defense forces, ambulance/paramedic personnel) that has investigated the effect of sleep restriction on hormonal, inflammatory and psychological responses. Furthermore, it investigated if a psycho-physiological approach can help contextualize the significance of such responses to assist emergency service agencies monitor the health of their personnel. The available literature suggests that sleep restriction across multiple work days can disrupt cytokine and cortisol levels, deteriorate mood and elicit simultaneous physiological and psychological responses. However, research concerning the interaction between such responses is limited and inconclusive. Therefore, it is unknown if a psycho-physiological relationship exists and as a result, it is currently not feasible for agencies to monitor sleep restriction related stress based on psycho- physiological interactions. Sleep restriction does however, appear to be a major stressor contributing to physiological and psychological responses and thus, warrants further investigation.
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International journal of occupational medicine and environmental healthVolume
28Issue
2Pagination
183 - 208Publisher
De Gruyter OpenLocation
Warsaw, PolandPublisher DOI
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1896-494XLanguage
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, De Gruyter OpenUsage metrics
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CytokinesStresscortisolmoodpsycho-physiologicalsleepScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthPITUITARY-ADRENAL AXISALPHA TNF-ALPHACORTISOL-LEVELSMETABOLIC SYNDROMEONE NIGHTINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINESAWAKENING RESPONSESALIVARY CORTISOLPLASMA-CORTISOLTRAINING STRESS
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