Minimal Sleep to Maintain Performance: Search for Sleep Quantum in Sustained Operations
Abstract
In many civilian and military occupations, personnel are required to work on a job until it is completed, even if such requirements demand continuous work for a period longer than 24 hous and/or irregular work under irregular schedules is that sleep becomes too disrupted and too short to allow the worker to recuperate from daily fatigue. The disruption of sleep results in the worker's reduced productivity and increased risks of error or injury at work sites. In this paper, applications of sleep management is proposed to minimize degradation in work performance and to improve job safety. The basic knowledge of sleep management is discussed in detail, supplementing a sleep management guideline previously published (Naitoh, Englund and Ryman, 1986). Some of the key questions of sleep management are to determine minimal sleep duration, to evaluate impact of time of day when sleep is taken on recuperative power of sleep, and to measure individual differences in sleep habits. Keywords: Core sleep, Optional sleep, Prophylactic sleep, Sleep apnea model, Sleep inertia, Sleep management, Sleep quantum, Sustained operation, Ultrashort sleep.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 30, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA223815
Entities
People
- P. Naitoh
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center