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| Jillian DorrianSummaryAffiliation: University of South Australia Country: Australia Publications
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Sleep and errors in a group of Australian hospital nurses at work and during the commuteJillian Dorrian
The School of Psychology and The Centre for Sleep Research, The University of South Australia, 7th Floor Playford Building P7 35, City East Campus, Frome Rd, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Appl Ergon 39:605-13. 2008..Findings highlight the need for further attention to these issues to optimise the safety of nurses and patients in our hospitals, and the community at large on our roads...- Introduction of an online approach to flexible learning for on-campus and distance education students: lessons learned and ways forwardJillian Dorrian
School of Psychology, University of South Australia, C1 20 Magill Campus, St Bernards Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Magill, Australia
Nurse Educ Today 29:157-67. 2009..Taken together, this process has highlighted the importance of open communication, reducing anxiety and resistance to innovation, formal and informal evaluation processes and continued systems development... - Alcohol consumption patterns of shiftworkers compared with dayworkersJillian Dorrian
Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Chronobiol Int 29:610-8. 2012..In contrast, they appear less likely to drink alcohol daily. This pattern is suggestive of "binge drinking" behavior... - Predicting pilot's sleep during layovers using their own behaviour or data from colleagues: implications for biomathematical modelsJillian Dorrian
Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Accid Anal Prev 45:17-21. 2012.... - The driver vigilance telemetric control system (DVTCS): investigating sensitivity to experimentally induced sleep loss and fatigueJillian Dorrian
University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Behav Res Methods 40:1016-25. 2008..The EDA device output did not coincide with these findings. The results indicated that the EDA indicator was not sensitive to increased sleepiness and fatigue at the levels produced in the present study... - Work hours, workload, sleep and fatigue in Australian Rail Industry employeesJillian Dorrian
The Centre for Sleep Research, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Appl Ergon 42:202-9. 2011..This has possible implications for bio-mathematical predictions of fatigue and for fatigue management more generally... 
Train driving efficiency and safety: examining the cost of fatigueJillian Dorrian
The Centre for Sleep Research and the School of Psychology, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
J Sleep Res 16:1-11. 2007..In certain areas, fatigue will cause increased fuel use and economic cost, and in others, reduced safety through driving violations. These factors should be carefully examined in future railway operator research...- Simulated train driving: fatigue, self-awareness and cognitive disengagementJillian Dorrian
The School of Psychology, Centre for Sleep Research, The University of South Australia, 7th Floor Playford Building P7 35, City East Campus, Frome Rd, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Appl Ergon 38:155-66. 2007..Interaction with the train reduced dramatically, and accident risk increased. Awareness of fatigue-related performance changes was moderate at best. These findings are of operational concern... - A pilot study of the safety implications of Australian nurses' sleep and work hoursJillian Dorrian
School of Psychology and the Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Chronobiol Int 23:1149-63. 2006..These pilot results suggest that further investigation into the effects of sleep loss in nursing may be necessary for patient safety from an individual nurse perspective and from a healthcare team perspective... - The ability to self-monitor performance during a week of simulated night shiftsJillian Dorrian
The Centre for Sleep Research, The University of South Australia
Sleep 26:871-7. 2003..The aim of the current study was to investigate the ability to self-monitor performance during a week of simulated night shifts... - Sleep, stress and compensatory behaviors in Australian nurses and midwivesJillian Dorrian
Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Rev Saude Publica 45:922-30. 2011..To describe sleep, stress and compensatory behaviors in nurses and midwives... - The characteristics of recovery sleep when recovery opportunity is restrictedSarah M Jay
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
Sleep 30:353-60. 2007..The aim of this study was to investigate the recovery of sleep and waking functions following one night of total sleep deprivation, when recovery opportunity was either augmented or restricted... - Performance on a simple response time task: Is sleep or work more important for miners?Sally A Ferguson
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Appl Ergon 42:210-3. 2011..The current data provides further evidence that sleep is a primary mediator of performance, independent of roster pattern... - Self-awareness of impairment and the decision to drive after an extended period of wakefulnessChristopher B Jones
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Chronobiol Int 23:1253-63. 2006..A concern in terms of road safety is potential overconfidence, indicated by rating others consistently poorer than themselves... 
Driving simulator performance remains impaired in patients with severe OSA after CPAP treatmentAndrew Vakulin
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Repatriation General Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
J Clin Sleep Med 7:246-53. 2011..To assess the effectiveness of CPAP treatment in improving 90-minute driving simulator performance in severe OSA patients compared to age/gender matched controls...- Effects of alcohol and sleep restriction on simulated driving performance in untreated patients with obstructive sleep apneaAndrew Vakulin
Repatriation General Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5041, Australia
Ann Intern Med 151:447-55. 2009..Because of previous sleep disturbance and sleep hypoxia, patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) might be more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and sleep restriction than healthy persons... - Mood change and perception of workload in Australian midwivesJessica L Paterson
Centre for Sleep Research, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Ind Health 48:381-9. 2010.... - The sensitivity of a palm-based psychomotor vigilance task to severe sleep lossNicole Lamond
Center for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Behav Res Methods 40:347-52. 2008..Thus, the findings provide further evidence of the validity of the 5-min PDA-PVT as a substitute for the 10-min PVT-192, particularly in circumstances in which a shorter test is required and/or the PVT-192 is not as practical... - The dynamics of neurobehavioural recovery following sleep lossNicole Lamond
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
J Sleep Res 16:33-41. 2007..These results suggest that the mechanisms underlying the recovery process may be more complicated than previously thought, and that we may have underestimated the impact of sleep loss and/or the restorative value of subsequent sleep... - Work hours and sleep/wake behavior of Australian hospital doctorsSally A Ferguson
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Chronobiol Int 27:997-1012. 2010..In this population of Australian hospital doctors, total hours worked do impact sleep, but the pattern of work, together with other nonwork factors are also important mediators... - The effect of sleep restriction on snacking behaviour during a week of simulated shiftworkGeorgina Heath
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia GPO Box 2471 Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
Accid Anal Prev 45:62-7. 2012..To further understand the impact of sleep restriction on snacking behaviour, future studies should examine physiological, psychological and environmental motivators... - The sensitivity of a PDA-based psychomotor vigilance task to sleep restriction in 10-year-old girlsJacqueline D Peters
School of Psychology, City East Campus, University of South Australia, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
J Sleep Res 18:173-7. 2009..In conclusion, the 5-min PDA-PVT is sensitive to sleep restriction in pre-adolescent female children supporting the utility of the PDA-PVT for examining the impact of sleep deprivation on daytime functioning in children... - Actigraph estimates of the sleep of Australian midwives: the impact of shift workRebecca Tremaine
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
Biol Res Nurs 15:191-9. 2013..Exhaustion was most common on night shift. This study suggests that midwives may be suffering from chronic sleep loss and as a consequence may be at risk of impairments in functioning that accompany fatigue... - Fatigue and the criminal lawChristopher B Jones
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Level 5, Basil Hetzel Building, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, S.A. 5011, South Australia, Australia
Ind Health 43:63-70. 2005..Three models for reform are proposed. The manner in which scientific research can inform legal consideration and future directions for research are discussed... - Impact of five nights of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism, leptin and testosterone in young adult menAmy C Reynolds
Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
PLoS ONE 7:e41218. 2012.... - Predicting the timing and duration of sleep in an operational setting using social factorsKatie J Kandelaars
Integrated Safety Support, Melbourne, Australia
Chronobiol Int 23:1265-76. 2006..An initial model has been developed in order to regulate sleep in these crews. The initial results have shown promise when applied to small sets of data; however, more rigorous validation must be carried out... - Sleep, waking and neurobehavioural performanceNaomi L Rogers
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, 1013 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
Front Biosci 8:s1056-67. 2003..Much research has in fact concentrated not on understanding the nature of these deficits, but rather in counteracting them, via the use of countermeasures, such as naps and wake promoting compounds... - Optical computer recognition of facial expressions associated with stress induced by performance demandsDavid F Dinges
Unit for Experimental Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
Aviat Space Environ Med 76:B172-82. 2005....