sleep

sleep in residency

• Where are residents in terms of sleepiness?

  • Residents have Epworth Sleepiness Scale ratings higher on average than people with obstructive sleep apnea but lower than people with narcolepsy.

• Environmental factors unmask but do not cause sleepiness

  • i.e. it's not the lecture that put you to sleep, you were sleepy and the lecture gave you an opportunity to sleep

• Sleep hygiene

  • “Practice gratitude at bed, not worries”
  • Pager and cell phone off when sleeping

• Melatonin

  • ideally, take 12h before desired waking time (take at 5pm if 5am wakeup is desired)

Tue 30 Jun 2020 10:09:21 AM CDT