{"id":5401,"date":"2026-09-17T08:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/?post_type=project&#038;p=5401"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:58:58","slug":"the-power-nap-study","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/project\/the-power-nap-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power-nap study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-entry intro-text-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>aim<\/strong> <strong>of the project is to determine whether taking a nap during the night increases alertness and reduces sleepiness and fatigue among healthcare workers on night shifts, and whether any protective effect differs by sex, age group, and chronotype (morning larks vs. night owls).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to statistics, 39% of Norwegian nurses report feeling mentally exhausted after work, at least once a week (STAMI NOA 2024). Furthermore, 72% of nurses (compared with 25% of the general population) state that errors at work may pose a risk to others\u2019 life and health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A hospital in Oslo plans to conduct a survey among employees in permanent night-shift positions to examine how taking a nap during a night shift affects sleep, fatigue, and alertness. The hospital, together with the National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI), will carry out a research project among healthcare and milieu workers in permanent night-shift positions at seven psychiatric hospital units.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary aim of the project is to determine whether a nighttime nap increases alertness and reduces sleepiness and fatigue. A secondary aim is to assess whether any protective effect of a nap varies by sex, age group, and chronotype (morning types and evening types).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knowledge about work-time\u2013related exposures among healthcare workers is important for safeguarding employees\u2019 health, well-being, and work ability, as well as safety for both staff and patients. Given the rapidly growing need for healthcare personnel, it is crucial to ensure work schedules that provide sufficient time for sleep and recovery for this group. The findings will help the health sector better target preventive measures, as they will inform the development of interventions and action plans to protect employees and patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study will involve approximately employees participating across two night shifts: one night when they may lie down and sleep, and one night when they may neither lie down nor sleep but will receive an extra 30-minute break. On both nights, measurements of vigilance and sleepiness are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information is to be found <a href=\"https:\/\/stami.no\/prosjekt\/honeblund-prosjektet\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stami.no\/prosjekt\/honeblund-prosjektet\/\">on the\u00a0Norwegian\u00a0project\u00a0page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"show_date_option_selector":"publication_date"},"categories":[],"research-area":[],"class_list":["post-5401","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/5401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5401"},{"taxonomy":"research-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stami.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-area?post=5401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}