What is the impact on lack of sleep at work – 29/04/2019

Not only do long bouts of insomnia have an impact on the next day's routine: although short-term, lack of sleep can make the difference between a productive day and a day full of distractions. This is indicated by a survey of the University of South Florida, United States, published in the journal Sleep Health.

According to the researchers, sleeping a little less than normal is badociated with reduced ability to evaluate and have easy distraction at work the next day, which could be a problem, especially for people who have recently had one or more children and spent the night without sleep or with a broken sleep.

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It is no coincidence that the research team examined the responses to a questionnaire of 130 healthy employees working in the information technology field and having at least one school-aged child.

Participants reported that when they slept 16 minutes less than normal and slept worse, they had more cognitive problems the next day. This increases your stress level, especially with regard to issues related to the balance between work and private life, with the consequence of pushing them to bed earlier and still waking up before because of fatigue, says the article.

"The results of this study provide empirical evidence of why a greater commitment to the workplace to help employees sleep wellsaid Soomi Lee, the lead author of the study, who discovered that sleep deficits have an impact not only on worker productivity, but also on their quality of life.

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"Those who sleep well may have better performance at work, thanks to a greater ability to stay focused, with fewer errors and interpersonal conflicts"he added.

It is known that an irregular rest directly affects the productivity of the worker and his behavior in the various activities of the day. According to the World Health Organization, a person must sleep 7 to 8 hours a day achieve a proper development of common functions such as decision-making, logical reasoning tasks, increased motivation, energy levels and better management of human relations.

The dream is fundamental not only to increase productivity at work, but also to maintain good health in general and to give space to your life contributes to a healthier and overall life.

(Source: ANSA)