Impact of fatigue and insufficient sleep on physician and patient outcomes: a systematic review (21 September 2018)

Summary

This systematic review in BMJ Open synthesised evidence on the impacts of insufficient sleep and fatigue on health and performance of physicians in independent practice, as well as on patient safety. The authors also assessed the effectiveness of interventions targeting insufficient sleep and fatigue.

The authors found that fatigue and insufficient sleep may be associated with negative physician health outcomes, but concluded that current evidence is inadequate to inform practice recommendations.