Factors Related to Sleep Disorders among Male Firefighters

The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sleep disorders in male firefighters working in a metropolitan city in South Korea. Self-administered questionnaires including the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form, Psychosocial Well-Bei...

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Published in:Annals of occupational and environmental medicine 2014, 26(2), , pp.1-8
Main Authors: Lim, Dong-Kyun, Baek, Ki-Ook, Chung, In-Sung, Lee, Mi-Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Health aspects
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
Surveys
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sleep disorders in male firefighters working in a metropolitan city in South Korea. 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. 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. Musculoskeletal symptoms, shift work, and depression are associated with sleep disorders. Integrated health management is needed to promote good sleep quality among firefighters.
ISSN:2052-4374
2052-4374
DOI:10.1186/2052-4374-26-11