Slumbered Sleep

Having an electronic device present in
the bedroom is associated with electronic
media exposure, but also exposure
to electronic media in children
and adolescents was more consistently
linked to later bedtime and shorter
sleep duration. The guidelines for
treating circadian rhythm sleep disorder
are used to treat shift work and jet
lag, which includes symptomatic therapies
for insomnia and excessive sleepiness,
recommended sleep scheduling,
phase shifting with light exposure
or melatonin supplementation, and
prescribed sleep exposure. (Shochat,
2012)
Prescribed sleep scheduling describes
modifications to the schedule of sleep
and wakefulness that are intended to
improve the quality of sleep throughout
the sleeping period and attentiveness
during the waking phase. Planned
napping either before or during the
work shift is another sleep scheduling
technique that aims to counteract
the immediate impacts of drowsiness
on performance during the night shift.
(Shochat, 2012)
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