| Title |
Factors Related to Daytime Sleepiness and the Effects of Night Work and Aromatherapy on the Autonomic Nervous System: Targeting an Urban Railway Crew |
| Authors |
이현웅(Lee, Hyun-Woong) ; 김시곤(Kim, Si-Gon) ; 임광균(Lim, Kwang-Kyun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2022.42.5.0729 |
| Keywords |
야간근무 도시철도승무원; 주간졸음; 아로마테라피; 자율신경계 |
| Abstract |
This study analyzed the effects of job stress and sleep disorders on sleepiness during the daytime for a night-shift urban railway crew. As a result of the analysis, measurements on a daytime sleepiness index were higher for the crew than those during other working hours, indicating that the degrees of sleepiness and drowsiness were severe. Afterwards, aromatic essential oils, which are generally known to help relieve sleep disorders and stress, were utilized to verify the effect on stress on night-shift workers. The experimental grouptreated with aromatherapy was found to show improved stress reduction and overall activity levels in the autonomic nervous system compared to an untreated control group. This study proves that night work by an urban railway crew negatively affects stress levels by increasing stress and negatively affects the autonomous nervous system, also showing that an aromatherapy treatment can be a good alternative to alleviate these conditions. The results of this study are expected to help prevent safety accidents by relieving the stress of nighttime workers |