Improving sleep hygiene of medical interns: can the sleep, alertness, and fatigue education in residency program help?

Vineet Arora; Emily Georgitis; James N. Woodruff; Holly J. Humphrey; David O. Meltzer

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Improving sleep hygiene of medical interns: can the sleep, alertness, and fatigue education in residency program help?

September 26, 2007

Arora V, Georgitis E, Woodruff JN, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(16):1738-44.

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Past studies discussed the relationship between fatigue, sleep deprivation, and patient safety. This study describes the Sleep, Alertness, and Fatigue Education in Residency (SAFER) program, which had little impact on the sleep deprivation of residents.

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