Fatigue and sleepiness of clinicians due to hours of service: A Making Healthcare Safer IV rapid response review

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25160435251342308 No Clear Strategy Identified To Reduce Harm Caused by Clinician Fatigue Strategies to reduce patient harm caused by clinician fatigue and sleepiness due to hours of service require more research, according to an AHRQ-funded study published in the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. The study found most interventions have focused primarily on work schedules, including limiting the number of hours worked in a shift or total over a week and ensuring adequate time for recovery between shifts. Additionally, most studies focused on the resident physician population. Few studies have addressed fatigue risk management interventions beyond scheduling, but some interventions addressed lighting, breaks, and scheduled napping. Some strategies seemed to help, while others showed no clear benefits for patient safety. https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/fatigue-sleepiness/rapid-research