Association between long working hours and sleep problems in white‐collar workers

Summary The purpose of this study is to examine the association between long work hours and sleep disturbance among white‐collar workers. We evaluated 1510 male white‐collar full‐time employees, between the ages of 18 and 59 years, using a comprehensive sleep quality questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sl...

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Published in:Journal of sleep research 2011-03, Vol.20 (1pt1), p.110-116
Main Authors: NAKASHIMA, MOTOKO, MORIKAWA, YUKO, SAKURAI, MASARU, NAKAMURA, KOSHI, MIURA, KATSUYUKI, ISHIZAKI, MASAO, KIDO, TERUHIKO, NARUSE, YUCHI, SUWAZONO, YASUSHI, NAKAGAWA, HIDEAKI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - physiopathology
Chi-Square Distribution
Employment - psychology
Female
Health Status
Humans
long work hours
Male
Marital Status
Middle Aged
Motor Activity - physiology
Odds Ratio
Regression Analysis
Sick Leave
Sleep - physiology
sleep duration
sleep quality
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
white‐collar
Work Schedule Tolerance - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Summary The purpose of this study is to examine the association between long work hours and sleep disturbance among white‐collar workers. We evaluated 1510 male white‐collar full‐time employees, between the ages of 18 and 59 years, using a comprehensive sleep quality questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). All subjects worked in a light metal products factory in Japan. The mean number of monthly overtime work hours was determined using data from the previous 6 months from timecard records. Subjects were divided into five groups based on quintiles of the mean number of monthly overtime work hours:
ISSN:0962-1105
1365-2869
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2869.2010.00852.x