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Associations between sleep disturbances, mental health outcomes and burnout in firefighters, and the mediating role of sleep during overnight work: A cross‐sectional study by Wolkow, Alexander P., Barger, Laura K., O'Brien, Conor S., Sullivan, Jason P., Qadri, Salim, Lockley, Steven W., Czeisler, Charles A., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W.

“…This study investigated whether sleep disorder risk and mental health outcomes in firefighters were associated with burnout, particularly emotional exhaustion,…”
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The impact of 7-hour and 11-hour rest breaks between shifts on heavy vehicle truck drivers’ sleep, alertness and naturalistic driving performance by Cori, Jennifer M., Downey, Luke A., Sletten, Tracey L., Beatty, Caroline J., Shiferaw, Brook A., Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Turner, Sophie, Naqvi, Aqsa, Barnes, Maree, Kuo, Jonny, Lenné, Michael G., Anderson, Clare, Tucker, Andrew J., Wolkow, Alexander P., Clark, Anna, Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W., Howard, Mark E.

“…•Heavy vehicle drivers on average had 5.1-hours sleep during a 7-hour rest break.•Heavy vehicle drivers on average had 6.5-hours sleep during an 11-hour rest…”
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Association between burnout and adherence with mask usage and additional COVID-19 prevention behaviours: findings from a large-scale, demographically representative survey of US adults by Czeisler, Mark É, Wolkow, Alexander P, Czeisler, Charles A, Howard, Mark E, Rajaratnam, Shantha M W, Lane, Rashon I

“…ObjectivesStudies have found associations between occupational burnout symptoms and reduced engagement with healthy behaviours. We sought to characterise…”
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Sleep, mental health and physical health in new shift workers transitioning to shift work: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Harris, Rachael, Kavaliotis, Eleni, Drummond, Sean P.A., Wolkow, Alexander P.

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis (PROSPERO registration CRD42022309827) aimed to describe how shift work impacts new workers' sleep, mental health, and…”
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Personal sleep debt and daytime sleepiness mediate the relationship between sleep and mental health outcomes in young adults by Dickinson, David L., Wolkow, Alexander P., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Drummond, Sean P. A.

“…Background Sleep duration and chronotype (i.e., morningness–eveningness) are associated with increased depression and anxiety risk, but differences in…”
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A Guided Comparative Analysis of Fatigue Frameworks in Australasian Ambulance Services by Ferris, Matthew J, Wolkow, Alexander P, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Lalor, Aislinn

“…Paramedics work in a complex, unpredictable environment, subject to many external stressors including critically unwell patients, dangerous driving conditions,…”
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Pre-trauma sleep difficulties and fatigue predict trauma-induced changes in mental health symptoms in recruit police officers by Wolkow, Alexander P., Kaldewaij, Reinoud, Klumpers, Floris, Koch, Saskia B.J., Smit, Annika, Drummond, Sean P.A., Roelofs, Karin

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Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study by Peterson, Scott A, Wolkow, Alexander P, Lockley, Steven W, O'Brien, Conor S, Qadri, Salim, Sullivan, Jason P, Czeisler, Charles A, Rajaratnam, Shantha M W, Barger, Laura K

“…ObjectivesTo examine associations between shift work characteristics and schedules on burnout in police and whether sleep duration and sleepiness were…”
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Sleep and mental health in recruit paramedics: a 6-month longitudinal study by Nguyen, Elle, Meadley, Ben, Harris, Rachael, Rajaratnam, Shantha M W, Williams, Brett, Smith, Karen, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Dobbie, Megan L, Drummond, Sean P A, Wolkow, Alexander P

“…Abstract Study Objectives To explore potential relationships and longitudinal changes in sleep and mental health in recruit paramedics over the first 6 months…”
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Firefighter's Acute Inflammatory Response to Wildfire Suppression by Main, Luana C., Wolkow, Alexander P., Tait, Jamie L., Della Gatta, Paul, Raines, Jenni, Snow, Rodney, Aisbett, Brad

“…OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the inflammatory response to a 12-hour wildfire suppression shift, in firefighters attending the “Black…”
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Adaptive sleep behaviours and shift work tolerance during the transition to shift work by Harris, Rachael, Drummond, Sean P.A., Meadley, Ben, Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W., Williams, Brett, Smith, Karen, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Nguyen, Elle, Dobbie, Megan L., Wolkow, Alexander P.

“…To evaluate whether recruit paramedics adapt their sleep behaviour during the first 12-months of shift work and to identify sleep behaviours that are…”
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The impact of shift work schedules on PVT performance in naturalistic settings: a systematic review by Ferris, Matthew, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Bray, Mikaela, Bosley, Emma, Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Wolkow, Alexander P.

“…Objective The Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) is considered the gold standard for detecting sleep loss and circadian misalignment related changes in…”
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Cardiometabolic, Dietary and Physical Health in Graduate Paramedics during the First 12-Months of Practice - A Longitudinal Study by Meadley, Ben, Wolkow, Alexander P., Smith, Karen, Perraton, Luke, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Bonham, Maxine P.

“…Objective: Shift work is an established risk factor for poor health yet is necessary for paramedics to provide continuous care to the public. It is unknown how…”
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The impact of break duration, time of break onset, and prior shift duration on the amount of sleep between shifts in heavy vehicle drivers by Harris, Rachael, Beatty, Caroline J., Cori, Jennifer M., Spitz, Gershon, Soleimanloo, Shamsi Shekari, Peterson, Scott A., Naqvi, Aqsa, Barnes, Maree, Downey, Luke A., Shiferaw, Brook A., Anderson, Clare, Tucker, Andrew J., Clark, Anna, Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Howard, Mark E., Sletten, Tracey L., Wolkow, Alexander P.

“…Summary This study aimed to examine the impact of break duration between consecutive shifts, time of break onset, and prior shift duration on total sleep time…”
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Recommendations for current and future countermeasures against sleep disorders and sleep loss to improve road safety in Australia by Wolkow, Alexander P., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Anderson, Clare, Howard, Mark E., Mansfield, Darren

“…The Australian National Road Safety Strategy 2011–2020 framed a 19‐point action plan targeting a 30% reduction in road deaths by 2020. In achieving a 9%…”
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Mental health risk factors for shift work disorder in paramedics: A longitudinal study by Harris, Rachael, Drummond, Sean P.A., Meadley, Ben, Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W., Williams, Brett, Smith, Karen, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Nguyen, Elle, Dobbie, Megan L., Wolkow, Alexander P.

“…Depression and anxiety are prominent in paramedics, as is the prevalence of shift work disorder (SWD), a circadian sleep condition comorbid with mental health…”
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Personal sleep debt and daytime sleepiness mediate the relationship between sleep and mental health outcomes in young adults by Dickinson, David L., Wolkow, Alexander P., Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W., Drummond, Sean P. A.

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The impact of heart rate-based drowsiness monitoring on adverse driving events in heavy vehicle drivers under naturalistic conditions by Wolkow, Alexander P., Rajaratnam, Shantha M.W., Wilkinson, Vanessa, Shee, Dexter, Baker, Angela, Lillington, Teri, Roest, Peter, Marx, Bernd, Chew, Carmen, Tucker, Andrew, Haque, Shamsul, Schaefer, Alexandre, Howard, Mark E.

“…This study examined the influence of a wrist-worn heart rate drowsiness detection device on heavy vehicle driver safety and sleep and its ability to predict…”
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0351 Protective Factors Buffer the Impact of High Shift Work Disorder Risk on Health Outcomes by Harris, Rachael, Drummond, Sean P A, Sletten, Tracey L, Wolkow, Alexander P

“…Abstract Introduction Shift work disorder (SWD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder associated with increased chance of experiencing poor mental health…”
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0347 Sleep Behaviour and Shift Work Tolerance in New Paramedics Beginning Shift Work by Harris, Rachael, Drummond, Sean P A, Meadley, Ben, Rajaratnam, Shantha M W, Williams, Brett, Smith, Karen, Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Nguyen, Elle, Dobbie, Megan L, Wolkow, Alexander P

“…Abstract Introduction In experienced shift workers, researchers have evaluated levels of shift work tolerance (SWT) and sleep behaviours. SWT refers to not…”
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