Long-Term Sleep Disturbances Tied to High Job Strain in US Workers
A nine-year study of US workers reveals that high job strain is significantly associated with worsening sleep disturbances over time.
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LatestStudy: People Who Nap are More Productive
It sounds counterproductive to take time out of a busy day to take a nap, but new research has revealed it could increase productivity. The study, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Mattress Nerd, examined the napping preferences...
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CVS Health Wants a Sleep App to Be Part of Employee Benefits. But Do They Really Work?
CVS Health is encouraging employers to cover Sleepio as an employee benefit, reports ABC News. Through a six-week program, it’s supposed to help people fall asleep faster and stay asleep by using cognitive behavioral...
Read MoreYes, You Can Sleep on the Job. Just Please Use the Nap Room.
Companies in Japan, the developed world’s most sleep-deprived nation by one measure, are beginning to set aside spaces designated for employees to sleep on the job, reports The Wall Street Journal. Mitsubishi Estate owns...
Read MoreLove Naps? Science Says They Can Help Boost Productivity
Research says that napping can lead to a brain boost during the day, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. University of California-Riverside psychologist Sara Mednick found way back in 2003 that people do better...
Read MoreWith Work-Related Stress and Insomnia Increasing, Health Officials Classify Burnout Occupational Syndrome
Burnout at work has been declared an occupational syndrome with a growing number of people saying they’re overwhelmed by stress on the job, reports CBS. tress is known to cause a variety of health problems —...
Read MoreResident Hour Cap Does Not Harm Patients, New Study Confirms
A BMJ study addresses growing concerns about the safety of patients cared for by fatigued residents, reports Medscape.”The reduction in resident work hours sparked debate as to whether working fewer hours during residency...
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Specific Eye Movements Impaired in People with Sleep Loss, Indicating Possible Real-world Biomarker
As sleepy individuals are often unaware of their performance impairments, there is a need for...
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Sleep Essential for Business Leaders Seeking Next Successful Venture
According to a new study, sleep plays an especially important role in not only identifying a good...
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How Many Hours Do Employees at Fortune 100 Companies Sleep?
Corporate sleep solutions company dayzz has released the findings of its first sleep survey of...
Read MoreAre Employee Naps Good for Business?
Because Americans already work more, on average, than our counterparts in Japan or Germany, for example, and because we also suffer increasingly long commutes even to get to and from work, many of us are not getting enough...
Read MoreIt Pays To Get Your Zzz’s: Why Companies Are Paying Employees To Sleep
Private companies are catching on to the fact that employees who get more sleep are more productive, feel better, and generally eat healthier. One company, Crazy Inc., a wedding organizer based in Japan, awards points to...
Read MoreDigital CBT-I App First to Be Available to CVS Caremark Clients Via New Vendor Benefit Management
CVS Health had launched Vendor Benefit Management, a service developed to help CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) clients more easily contract, implement, and manage their choice of available and emerging third-party...
Read MoreSleepScore Labs to Compensate Its Employees for Sleep Tracking
SleepScore Labs—a joint venture between ResMed, Dr Mehmet Oz, and Pegasus Capital Advisors LP—has launched a “Sleep For Success” incentive program, which pays employees to improve their sleep. SleepScore Labs is leading by...
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Eliminating Extended Work Shifts Improves Sleep Duration for Senior Resident Physicians
The current study enrolled 302 resident physicians working in pediatric intensive care units at 6 US academic medical centers.
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Workplace Interventions May Improve Sleep for Employees
Simple workplace interventions, like educating employees about the importance of sleep and...
Read MoreSleep Expert Appeals to Industry to Address Workplace Fatigue
Solaris Fatigue Management president Mike Harnett addressed the causes of fatigue and how companies can improve workplace conditions to address sleep problems at the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s Construction...
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