Sleep Behavior In Shift-Working Paramilitary Personnel

Book excerpt: The book Sleep Behavior in Shift Working Paramilitary Personnel goes into great detail about the sleep problems that paramilitary forces jawans face. Despite having a stressful job, a disciplined life, emergency duty, and regular shift work at their job place, they were able to overcome the pathetic situation most of the time. Through this book, the detailed introduction, methodology, and descriptive analysis of the factors like sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue, job satisfaction, and general health of the subjects were emphasized. Anti-clockwise, fast-rotating shift work poses a serious risk to human health. But we find it interesting that personnel were able to cope with these situations. A must-read for the people doing research in shift work.