Shift work disorder and its related factors among health-care workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangalore, India

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: Shift work disorder is the presence of excessive day time sleepiness and insomnia affecting people whose work hours overlap with the typical sleep period. Shift work has pronounced effect on physical and mental health of an individual. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms of shift work disorder and the factors associated with it among hospital staff in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India