Researchers analyzed response from 605 nurses to a questionnaire on decision regret. Nurses who reported more fatigue, daytime sleepiness, worse sleep quality and less intershift recovery were more likely to experience decision regret.
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Decision regret was also slightly more likely among male nurses, those working 12-hour shifts and those with low clinical-decision satisfaction.
The study concluded nurses with impairments due to sleep deprivation are more likely to report decision regret.
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