Sleep hygiene in paramedics: What do they know and what do they do?

Shriane, Alexandra E.; Russell, Alex; Ferguson, Sally A.; Rigney, Gabrielle; Vincent, Grace E.

doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2020.04.001

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“…The alignment between sleep hygiene knowledge and actual engagement in sleep hygiene practices has been investigated in a sample of 184 Australian paramedics. 8 This study found little or no knowledge of sleep hygiene as a concept among paramedics, with appropriate engagement in some sleep hygiene practices (decreased nicotine and alcohol consumption, regular exercise) and poor engagement with others (consuming a healthy diet and relaxing bedtime activities). However, it is unclear whether these findings generalise to all shift workers across different industries.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…Similar findings were recently reported in a study of paramedics showing that engagement in sleep hygiene behaviours varied considerably. 8 For example, Shriane et al 8 asked paramedics whether they engaged in daytime naps, with 58.2% reporting ‘never or rarely’ and others reporting that they take daytime naps ‘often’ (36.6%) or ‘always’ (5.2%). The current study also identified commonly applied sleep hygiene practices (keeping a cool, dark and quiet bedroom, supportive pillow and light quilt, and controlling caffeine consumption) and less common sleep hygiene practices (avoiding bright or blue light as bedtime approached).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For the purpose of this study, the original version of the SHI was modified based on a literature review which identified limited sleep hygiene resources for shift workers. 8 30 The original SHI was modified for two main reasons. First, the sample used by to develop the SHI, were undergraduate students from a university in the Midwest USA and this contrasts with the adult shift workers in the current study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At present, there seems to be no sleep hygiene recommendations to specifically support shift workers to promote healthy sleep. 8 …”

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confidence: 99%

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Does knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations match behaviour in Australian shift workers? A cross-sectional study

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ObjectivesShiftworkers routinely obtain inadequate sleep, which has major health consequences. Sleep hygiene describes a range of behaviours, lifestyle and environmental factors that can improve sleep. To date, limited research has examined sleep hygiene in shiftworkers. This study aimed to assess the sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of sleep hygiene knowledge and engagement with sleep hygiene practices in Australian shiftworkers.Study designAn online, cross-sectional survey.Setting and participantsAustralian adults from across multiple industries (n=588) who work shift work.MeasuresThe online survey included questions regarding sleep hygiene knowledge and questions from modified versions of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Sleep Hygiene Index.ResultsOf the 588 participants, 52.9% reported having heard of ‘sleep hygiene’. Of these participants, 77.5% reported understanding the term moderately, extremely or very well. Engagement with each sleep hygiene practice was varied. Common sleep hygiene practices were controlling the bedroom environment (eg, a cool, dark and quiet bedroom). Less common practices were avoiding light as bedtime approaches. Logistic regressions revealed that shiftworkers who had heard of sleep hygiene were more likely to engage in sleep hygiene practices and had better sleep quality compared with those who had not heard of sleep hygiene. Increased engagement in sleep hygiene practices did not predict the likelihood of individuals reporting better sleep quality.ConclusionsShiftworkers demonstrated varied knowledge, understanding and engagement with individual sleep hygiene practices. Future research should focus on the development of sleep hygiene interventions that accommodate the unique challenges of shift work to optimise sleep.

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confidence: 63%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

“…At present, there seems to be no sleep hygiene recommendations to specifically support shift workers to promote healthy sleep. 8 …”

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confidence: 99%

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Does knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations match behaviour in Australian shift workers? A cross-sectional study

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“…In trainees discharged within 1 year, difficulty with sleep was a strong predictor of attrition. Shriane et al 16 queried Australian paramedics and found that these shift workers as a group had little knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations, highlighting an opportunity for interventions. Grier et al 17 evaluated special operations soldiers in the US Army, finding that short sleep duration more than doubled the risk of a musculoskeletal injury within a year.…”

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Bidirectional relationships between sleep and work

Buxton¹,

Shea

2020

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Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the public safety sector: A scoping review of the research

Allison

Tiesman

Wong

et al. 2022

American J Industrial Med

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Background The public safety sector includes law enforcement officers (LEO), corrections officers (CO), firefighter service (FF), wildland firefighting (WFF), and emergency medical services (EMS), as defined in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Across these occupations, shiftwork, long‐duration shifts, and excessive overtime are common. Our objective was to identify research gaps related to working hours, sleep, and fatigue among these workers. Methods We used a scoping review study design that included searches of MEDLINE, Embase, CAB Abstracts, Global Health, PsychInfo, CINAHL, Scopus, Academic Search Complete, Agricultural and Environmental Science Collection, ProQuest Central, Cochrane Library, Safety Lit, Homeland Security Digital Library, and Sociological Abstracts using a range of occupational search terms and terms related to working hours, sleep, and fatigue. Results Out of 3415 articles returned from our database search, 202 met all inclusion criteria. Six common outcomes related to working hours, sleep, and fatigue emerged: sleep, fatigue, work performance, injury, psychosocial stress, and chronic disease. Nearly two‐thirds (59%, n = 120) of the studies were observational, of which 64% (n = 77) were cross sectional and 9% were (n = 11) longitudinal; 14% (n = 30) of the studies were reviews; and 19% (n = 39) were experimental or quasi‐experimental studies. Only 25 of the 202 articles described mitigation strategies or interventions. FFs, LEOs, EMS, and WFFs were the most studied, followed by COs. Conclusions In general, more longitudinal and experimental studies are needed to enrich the knowledge base on the consequences of long working hours, poor sleep, and fatigue in the public safety sector. Few experimental studies have tested novel approaches to fatigue mitigation in diverse sectors of public safety. This gap in research limits the decisions that may be made by employers to address fatigue as a threat to public‐safety worker health and safety.

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Sleep hygiene in paramedics: What do they know and what do they do?

Cited by 14 publications

References 46 publications

Does knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations match behaviour in Australian shift workers? A cross-sectional study

Does knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations match behaviour in Australian shift workers? A cross-sectional study

Bidirectional relationships between sleep and work

Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the public safety sector: A scoping review of the research

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