Relationship of Sleep Deficiency to Perceived Pain and Functional Limitations in Hospital Patient Care Workers

Objective: Health care workers are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms and pain. This study tested the hypothesis that sleep deficiency is associated with pain, functional limitations, and physical limitations that interfere with work. Methods: Hospital patient care workers completed...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2012-07, Vol.54 (7), p.851-858
Main Authors: Buxton, Orfeu M., Hopcia, Karen, Sembajwe, Grace, Porter, James H., Dennerlein, Jack T., Kenwood, Christopher, Stoddard, Anne M., Hashimoto, Dean, Sorensen, Glorian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Female
Health participants
Health Surveys - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal Pain - epidemiology
Musculoskeletal system
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational health
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Pain management
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk
Sleep
Sleep Deprivation - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective: Health care workers are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms and pain. This study tested the hypothesis that sleep deficiency is associated with pain, functional limitations, and physical limitations that interfere with work. Methods: Hospital patient care workers completed a survey (79% response rate) including measures of health, sociodemographic, and workplace factors. Associations of sleep deficiency with pain, work interference due to this pain, and functional limitations were determined. Results: Of 1572 respondents (90% women; mean age, 41 years), 57% reported sleep deficiency, 73% pain in last 3 months, 33% work interference, and 18% functional limitation. Sleep deficiency was associated with higher rates of pain, work interference, and functional limitation controlling for socioeconomic, individual, and workplace characteristics. Conclusions: Sleep deficiency is significantly associated with pain, functional limitation, and workplace interference, suggesting modifiable outcomes for workplace health and safety interventions.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31824e6913