With long hours and rotating shifts, many health care workers experience short and poor-quality sleep, risking not only their own health and safety but also increasing the risk of making errors that can affect patient safety.
Away teams playing in the afternoon allowed 5% more points and forced 13% more opponent turnovers than those playing in the evening.
Overlooking the importance of sleep and allowing the body to recover parallels the discussion in the 1960s about the importance of hydration.
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The findings add to what’s already known about the association between sleep, daily mood, and long-term risk of depression.
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The researchers collected data on visually-impaired athletes who were active in Paralympic sports events in Japan.
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Researchers explore the link between work addiction risk and health-related outcomes using the framework of Job Demand Control Model.
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A father-daughter duo with 10+ years of experience implementing sleep solutions into professional sports discuss the latest sleep research.
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NBA teams may be better off boarding a plane for the next city immediately after their previous game ends—as opposed to staying overnight.
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Faced with competing demands including school, sports, and social life, young athletes tend to put off sleep in favor of other activities.
Read MoreMore than 70% of the health care workers’ sleep patterns changed in some way during those first months of stay-at-home orders, reports Michigan Health Lab.
Read MoreUS soldiers, family members, and veterans have had exclusive access to an app to improve sleeping, eating, exercising, and stress, until now.
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The study provides evidence of a cost-effective means of improving employee sleep, and the implied return on investment is ‘gigantic.’
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Shifting the clock to reach peak performance at the right time could make the difference between winning and losing.
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Although many primary care physicians view sleep health as an important aspect of patient care, recent survey data show that they often feel uncomfortable diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.
Read MoreAccording to a new paper, newly unemployed workers are much more likely to suffer from poor sleep.
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Frequent and severe nightmares were associated with heart problems, high blood pressure, and heart attack.
Read MoreThe idea that sleeping less to work more will somehow make you more productive is as logical as the notion that not stopping for gas will help you arrive at your destination faster, reports Harvard Business Review.
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