Open AccessDisturbed sleep and fatigue in occupational burnout
Author(s) -
Mirjam Ekstedt,
Marie Söderström,
Torbjörn Åkerstedt,
Josefin Nilsson,
Hans Peter Söndergaard,
Aleksander Perski
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.987
Subject(s) - burnout , polysomnography , psychology , occupational stress , sleep (system call) , occupational burnout , medicine , chronic fatigue , psychiatry , clinical psychology , emotional exhaustion , electroencephalography , computer science , operating system , chronic fatigue syndrome
The purpose of this study was to investigate sleep with polysomnography and self-ratings and the diurnal pattern of sleepiness and fatigue in a group suffering from severe occupational burnout.