Healthcare Workers Among The “Hardest Hit” By Sleep Deprivation, Study Suggests

“The number of working Americans who get less than seven hours of sleep a night is on the rise. And the people hardest hit when it comes to sleep deprivation are those we depend on the most for our health and safety: police and health care workers.” A recent study published in the Journal of Community Health “found the prevalence of inadequate sleep, defined as seven hours or less, increased from 30.9% in 2010 to 35.6% in 2018.” Meanwhile, 45 percent of healthcare workers “reported not getting seven hours a night. For many, the norm was six or even just five hours.” https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/28/773622789/working-americans-are-getting-less-sleep-especially-those-who-save-our-lives