systematic_review
    2010
    High Quality

    Caffeine for preventing injuries and errors in shift workers

    Ker K, Edwards PJ, Felix LM, Blackhall K, Roberts I

    Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

    Methodology

    Cochrane review of randomised trials of caffeine to prevent errors and injuries associated with shift work and sleep loss.

    Key Findings

    Caffeine reduced errors and improved cognitive performance in shift workers compared with placebo or no intervention.

    Conclusions

    Caffeine reliably offsets shift-work performance decrements.

    Limitations

    No trials measured injuries directly; short-term outcomes only.

    Outcomes Measured

    Shift Work Adaptation

    Caffeine reduced errors and improved cognitive performance in shift workers compared with placebo

    Study Details

    Year:2010
    Duration:2 weeks
    Quality Score:8/10

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