The Effects of Night Call on Intellectual Performance
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Insomnia Sleep Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | March 2014 |
| End Date: | May 2017 |
Individual Coping Strategies After Night Calls: Effects on Performing Clinical and Cognitive Tasks
The purpose of the current proposal will be to examine the clinical performance of both
physicians in training as well as experienced faculty in pre and post call situations.
Groups will be matched for gender, age, experience and employment duration during regular
hours versus immediate post call hour.
physicians in training as well as experienced faculty in pre and post call situations.
Groups will be matched for gender, age, experience and employment duration during regular
hours versus immediate post call hour.
This is a prospective study evaluating the reaction time among attending anesthesiologists,
and anesthesiology residents who take night shift call and are suffering from sleep
deprivation. Investigators plan to examine clinical performance by measuring reaction times
using a 10 minute psychomotor vigilance test device on physicians in training as well as
experienced physicians in pre and post call situations.
All subjects will be informed of the scope and purpose of the study.
1. Attending Anesthesiologists: Gender, age, years of experience, years of employment at
the institution, hours of sleep and circadian rhythm will be taken into effect.
2. Residents/Fellows: Gender, age, years of experience, years of employment at the
institution and circadian rhythm will be taken into effect.
All study subjects will be asked to fill a questionnaire regarding demographic data, coping
strategy Index.
1. Baseline instruments; including demographics, and coping strategy indicator (CSI), will
be administrated.
2. Reaction time, mood and simple cognitive test will be measured at approximately 7 am of
a regular day, (when the subject is not on call).
3. Reaction time, mood and simple cognitive test will be measured at approximately 7 am of
after a call night.
This proposal attempts to examine the impact of night shift on mood, cognitive and motor
task performance in physicians as compared to regular hours.
and anesthesiology residents who take night shift call and are suffering from sleep
deprivation. Investigators plan to examine clinical performance by measuring reaction times
using a 10 minute psychomotor vigilance test device on physicians in training as well as
experienced physicians in pre and post call situations.
All subjects will be informed of the scope and purpose of the study.
1. Attending Anesthesiologists: Gender, age, years of experience, years of employment at
the institution, hours of sleep and circadian rhythm will be taken into effect.
2. Residents/Fellows: Gender, age, years of experience, years of employment at the
institution and circadian rhythm will be taken into effect.
All study subjects will be asked to fill a questionnaire regarding demographic data, coping
strategy Index.
1. Baseline instruments; including demographics, and coping strategy indicator (CSI), will
be administrated.
2. Reaction time, mood and simple cognitive test will be measured at approximately 7 am of
a regular day, (when the subject is not on call).
3. Reaction time, mood and simple cognitive test will be measured at approximately 7 am of
after a call night.
This proposal attempts to examine the impact of night shift on mood, cognitive and motor
task performance in physicians as compared to regular hours.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Staff Attending Anesthesiologist who takes night shift call
- Anesthesiology residents who take night shift call
Exclusion Criteria:
- Staff unwilling to participate
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