Sleep Disorders, Health, and Safety in Police Officers

Rajaratnam, Shanthakumar M W; Barger, Laura K.; Lockley, Steven W.; Shea, Steven A.; Wang, Wei; Landrigan, Christopher P.; O’Brien, Conor S; Qadri, Salim; Sullivan, Jason P.; Cade, Brian E.; Epstein, Lawrence J.; White, David P.; Czeisler, Charles A.; Hours, Health and Safety Group for the Harvard Work

doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1851

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“…For example, the sample of rapidly rotating shift workers examined by Flo E et al [8] included many females (90% of the subjects), and they reported that a woman has 0.57 times the rate of SWD than a man. Rajaratnam SM et al [18] estimated that SWD, defined as excessive sleepiness and insomnia, was present in 14.5% of police officers who worked night shifts. However, their estimate increased markedly, to 53.9%, when the ICSD-2 criteria (excessive sleepiness or insomnia) were applied, and 82% of their subjects were male.…”

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Shift-Work Disorder and Sleep-Related Environmental Factors in the Manufacturing Industry

Taniyama

Nakamura

Yamauchi

et al. 2015

J UOEH

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: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between shift-work disorder (SWD) and environmental and somatic factors related to falling asleep among rapidly rotating shift workers in a manufacturing industry. A total of 556 male workers were recruited to complete a self-administered questionnaire regarding age, shift work experience, lifestyle, and family structure; the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS); the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI); and the Horne and Ostberg questionnaire, a questionnaire for environmental and somatic factors related to falling asleep. We classified workers according to having SWD or not, and compared workers with SWD with those without this disorder in terms of all items covered in the aforementioned questionnaires. A total of 208 workers (62.8%) working rapidly rotating shifts were diagnosed with SWD. The ESS and PSQI scores and scores for environmental and somatic factors were significantly higher in workers with SWD than in those without this disorder. The ESS scores and scores for environmental and somatic factors were also associated with SWD in the logistic regression analyses. We suggest that susceptibility to SWD in the manufacturing industry may be associated with environmental and somatic factors related to falling asleep.

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Shift-Work Disorder and Sleep-Related Environmental Factors in the Manufacturing Industry

Taniyama

Nakamura

Yamauchi

et al. 2015

J UOEH

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“…Los trastornos del sueño constituyen un problema que, además de afectar la salud, la productividad, la calidad de vida y la seguridad del individuo, tienen consecuencias importantes en la salud pública (1). Algunas revisiones sistemáticas señalan que tanto el sueño corto (<7 horas) como el sueño excesivo (>9 horas) se asocian a un mayor riesgo de mortalidad por todas las causas (2,3).…”

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Prevalencia de insomnio en adultos de 18-60 años y exposición a campos electromagnéticos en hogares de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia

Peñuela-Epalza¹,

Páez-Jiménez²,

Castro-Cantillo³

et al. 2015

biomedica

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Contribución de los autores:Martha Elena Peñuela-Epalza se encargó de la dirección del proyecto, la coordinación del trabajo de campo y el análisis estadístico. Daniela Alejandra Páez-Jiménez hizo el análisis estadístico. Todos los autores participaron en el diseño del proyecto, el trabajo de campo y en la escritura del manuscrito. Introducción. El insomnio, trastorno del sueño que afecta la salud individual y colectiva, no se ha estudiado en Barranquilla. Los estudios previos sobre la influencia de la exposición a campos electromagnéticos en los trastornos del sueño, son controversiales. Objetivo. Estimar la prevalencia de los síntomas de insomnio en adultos de 18 a 60 años de edad, y su relación con la presencia y la intensidad de campos electromagnéticos en dos barrios de Barranquilla, Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Se llevó a cabo un estudio transversal en 220 viviendas de dos barrios de Barranquilla, uno con una alta exposición a antenas de radio y telefonía móvil, y otro con muy poca exposición. Después de obtener el consentimiento informado, se hizo una encuesta a un adulto por vivienda para indagar sobre la presencia de síntomas de insomnio, los hábitos de sueño, los datos sociodemográficos, la cercanía a antenas de radio y telefonía móvil y el uso de medicamentos. Siempre que fue posible, se midieron los campos electromagnéticos en el dormitorio mediante teslámetros. Los datos se tabularon en Excel™ y se analizaron con el programa SPSS™, versión18. Resultados. Se observó que 164 (74,5 %) de los sujetos presentaban algún grado de insomnio, principalmente de tipo leve, en tanto que el 25,5 % restante tenía un patrón normal de sueño. Se encontró un porcentaje más alto de personas con insomnio en el barrio con mayor exposición a antenas de radio y telefonía móvil (85,4 %) que en el barrio con menor exposición (63,3 %), razón de prevalencias 1,34 (IC 95% 1,14-1,57). Conclusiones. Este estudio sugiere una mayor prevalencia de insomnio en los sujetos residentes en zonas con mayor exposición a radiaciones electromagnéticas, donde hay una gran concentración de antenas de radio y telefonía móvil.Palabras clave: trastornos del sueño/epidemiología, campos electromagnéticos, efectos de la radiación, prevalencia. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v35i0.2459Prevalence of insomnia in adults aged 18 to 60 years and exposure to electromagnetic fields in households of Barranquilla, Colombia Introduction: Insomnia, a sleep disorder that affects both individual and public health, has not been studied in Barranquilla. Prior studies about the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields on sleep disorders are controversial. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of insomnia symptoms in adults aged 18 to 60 years and its relation to the presence and intensity of electromagnetic fields in two neighborhoods of Barranquilla, Colombia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 220 households located in two neighborhoods of Barranquilla, one with high exposure to radio and cell phone antennas and the...

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“…On the other hand, although sleep disorders are common, they can remain undiagnosed and if they are not taken care of they can adversely affect the health and safety of the police agents and also put the public at risk [11]. Found in a group of North American policemen that sleep disorders were common and were signi icantly associated with their health status, their performance and their own safety [12].…”

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Body mass index in a group of security forces (policemen). Cross-sectional study

Arredondo¹

2017

New Insights Obes Gene Beyond

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Sleep Disorders, Health, and Safety in Police Officers

Abstract: Among a group of North American police officers, sleep disorders were common and were significantly associated with increased risk of self-reported adverse health, performance, and safety outcomes.

Cited by 335 publications

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Shift-Work Disorder and Sleep-Related Environmental Factors in the Manufacturing Industry

Shift-Work Disorder and Sleep-Related Environmental Factors in the Manufacturing Industry

Prevalencia de insomnio en adultos de 18-60 años y exposición a campos electromagnéticos en hogares de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia

Body mass index in a group of security forces (policemen). Cross-sectional study

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