1. Mental health conditions, individual and job characteristics and sleep disturbances among firefighters.
- Author
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Vargas de Barros V, Martins LF, Saitz R, Bastos RR, and Ronzani TM
- Subjects
- Adult, Alcoholism complications, Brazil epidemiology, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Occupational Health, Psychophysiologic Disorders complications, Sleep Wake Disorders epidemiology, Stress, Psychological epidemiology, Suicidal Ideation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Firefighters psychology, Mental Health, Sleep Wake Disorders etiology
- Abstract
This study aimed to assess the associations between mental health conditions, individual and job characteristics and sleep disturbances among firefighters. Of 303 participants, 51.2% reported sleep disturbances. Psychological distress and psychosomatic disturbances were significantly associated with sleep disturbances. Suicidal ideation, unhealthy alcohol use and time as a firefighter were also associated with sleep disturbances but at a borderline level of significance (0.05 < p < .085). These findings may be related to the psychological and physical hazards of firefighting and indicate the importance of research on associated professions.
- Published
- 2013
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