Permanent Night Work in Germany

Mental Health Work in Germany

Sleep, ageing and night work.

Studies have shown that the frequency or worsening of sleep disorders tends to increase with age and that the ability to perform circadian adjustments tends to decrease in individuals who work the night shift. This condition can cause consequences such as excessive sleepiness, which are often a factor in accidents that occur at work. The present study investigated the effects of age on the dayt...

Night work and inflammatory markers

BACKGROUND Various adverse health effects associated with shift work have been documented in the medical literature. These include increased risk of cardiovascular disorders, cerebrovascular disorders, and mortality. Sleep deprivation has been shown to be associated with an elevation in inflammatory makers such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and C-reactive protein...

The effect of Bright light on Fatigue and sleepiness in night shift work nurses

Objective: In this study we assessed the effect of bright light emitted by light box on fatigue, and sleepiness in nurses. Methods: 44 healthy female shift work nurses were allocated into two groups of intervention and control. In the first stage, bright light was emitted to the nurses in the intervention group by the light box, and bright light was not emitted to the control group. In the nex...

Medical Education in Germany – Work in Progress

DerWissenschaftsrat, das wichtigste Beratungsgremium für die Bundesund Landesregierungen in Sachen, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Hochschulen, hat sich zum wiederholten Mal mit der ärztlichen Ausbildung befasst. Mit Manfred Prenzel ist seit Anfang 2014 ein ausgewiesener empirischer Bildungsforscher Vorsitzender des Wissenschaftsrates. In dem am 11. Juli 2014 veröffentlichten Bericht „Empfehlungen...