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Good sleep improves work satisfaction

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London:  Adequate sleep every night may improve working life by reducing perceived job stress and minimising negative attitude toward work, says a study.

Disturbed sleep increases stress response and emotional reactivity, the results showed.

“The effect of sleep problems on stress emphasises the importance of good sleep for functioning in everyday life,” said lead author Torbjorn Akerstedt, professor at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

The researchers analysed data from the 2008 and 2010 surveys of a study comprising 4,827 participants with a mean age of 48 years, including 2,655 females and 2,171 males.

Results showed that higher work demands predicted subsequent sleep disturbances at the two-year follow-up.

Similarly, sleep disturbances predicted a higher perception of stress, higher work demands, a lower degree of control, and less social support at work two years later.

The results suggest that there may be a reciprocal, causal pathway between job strain and disturbed sleep, implying that interventions to treat sleep problems may improve work satisfaction.

The study was published in the journal Sleep.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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