Night shift paralysis.
S Folkard, R Condon, M Herbert
Experientia May 15, 1984 DOI: 10.1007/bf01952412 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Night nurses |
| Key findings | In a survey of night nurses, 12% reported a totally incapacitating paralysis that may be related to sleep paralysis. The report states this paralysis is age-related, occurs largely in the early hours of the morning, and increases over consecutive night shifts, and suggests it may contribute to impaired safety on the night shift. |
Abstract
12% of night nurses surveyed claimed to have suffered from a totally incapacitating paralysis that may be related to sleep paralysis, and contribute to impaired levels of safety on the night shift. The incidence of this paralysis is shown to be age-related, largely confined to the early hours of the morning, and to increase over consecutive night shifts.