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The relationship between the pattern of shift work and sleep disturbances in Korean firefighters
- Source :
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- Purpose Sleep disturbances are prevalent in firefighters, but the relationship between patterns of shift work and sleep disturbances has not yet been investigated. Here, this relationship has been evaluated in Korean firefighters. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire, which captured demographic, psychosocial and work-related characteristics. Sleep disturbance was assessed using the insomnia severity index (ISI). The relationship between insomnia and work-related factors (including type of shift work and the frequency of emergency events and off-duty work which means overtime work on off days) was analyzed. Results A total of 9810 firefighters completed the survey, representing approximately 21.5% of all Korean firefighters; data from 9738 subjects were included in the analysis. All firefighter roles were significantly associated with insomnia; the odds ratio (OR) was 2.456 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.461–4.128) for fire suppression and 1.871 (95% CI 1.105–3.167) for the emergency medical services and rescue. However, the pattern of shift work did not show a statistically significant relationship. The OR increased along with the frequency of emergency events and off-duty work (p value for trend Conclusions This study found a significant association between the frequency of emergency and off-duty work and insomnia in Korean firefighters, whereas the pattern of shift work showed no significant relationship. Therefore, measures to reduce the frequency of emergency and off-duty work are required to prevent sleep disturbances in firefighters.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Insomnia
Shift work
Sleep disturbance
Poison control
Occupational safety and health
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Occupational Exposure
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
Republic of Korea
Injury prevention
medicine
Emergency medical services
Humans
Sleep disorder
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Shift Work Schedule
Odds ratio
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
030210 environmental & occupational health
Occupational Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Firefighters
Original Article
Female
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14321246 and 03400131
- Volume :
- 93
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4040b099d4dfdb428de051ab04eb625f