Factors Related to Sleep Disorders among Male Firefighters.
- Author:
Dong Kyun LIM
1
;
Ki Ook BAEK
;
In Sung CHUNG
;
Mi Young LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Sleep disorders; Risk factors; Firefighters
- MeSH: Depression; Firefighters*; Humans; Korea; Logistic Models; Male*; Prevalence; Psychology; Risk Factors; Sleep Disorders*
- From:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2014;26(1):11-11
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sleep disorders in male firefighters working in a metropolitan city in South Korea. METHODS: Self-administered questionnaires including the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form, Psychosocial Well-Being Index-Short Form, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, and Beck-Depression Inventory-2 as well as surveys collecting socio-demographic characteristics and work-related factors were given to 730 male firefighters. After exclusion for missing data, 657 male firefighters were included, and logistic regression analysis adjusted for the work-related factors, psychosocial factors, and general risk factors were used to assess the relationship between sleep disorders and associated factors. RESULTS: The prevalence of sleep disorders was 48.7%. Shift work (adjusted OR 1.58, 95% CI = 1.02-2.45), musculoskeletal symptoms (adjusted OR 2.89, 95% CI = 2.02-4.14), and depression (adjusted OR 7.04 95% CI = 4.03-12.30) were associated with sleep disorders. CONCLUSIONS: Musculoskeletal symptoms, shift work, and depression are associated with sleep disorders. Integrated health management is needed to promote good sleep quality among firefighters.
