Sleep problems and work injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Uehli, Katrin; Mehta, Amar; Malka, David; Hug, Kerstin; Schindler, Christian; Holsboer‐Trachsler, Edith; Leüppi, Jörg D.; Künzli, Nino

doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2013.01.004

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“…Shift work disorder is characterized by certain clinically significant disturbances in sleep, fatigue, and/or circadian alignment in shift workers that cannot be attributed to other causes (69). In addition, excessive daytime sleepiness due to shift work, sleep deprivation, sleep disorders, or combinations of these factors is associated with an increased risk of work-related injuries (70)(71)(72)(73). In particular, inadequately treated OSA has been found to be a contributor to many major transportation accidents (55) …”

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An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: The Importance of Healthy Sleep. Recommendations and Future Priorities

Mukherjee

Patel

Kales

et al. 2015

Am J Respir Crit Care Med

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Rationale: Despite substantial public interest, few recommendations on the promotion of good sleep health exist to educate health care providers and the general public on the importance of sleep for overall health.Objectives: The aim of this American Thoracic Society (ATS) statement is to provide a review of the current scientific literature to assist health care providers, especially pulmonologists and sleep physicians, in making recommendations to patients and the general public about the importance of achieving good quality and adequate quantity of sleep.Methods: ATS members were invited, based on their expertise in sleep medicine, and their conclusions were based on both empirical evidence identified after comprehensive literature review and clinical experience.Main Results: We focus on sleep health in both children and adults, including the impact of occupation on sleep, the public health implications of drowsy driving, and the common sleep disorders of obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia. This ATS statement also delineates gaps in research and knowledge that should be addressed and lead to new focused research priorities to advance knowledge in sleep and sleep health.Conclusions: Good quality and quantity of sleep are essential for good health and overall quality of life; therefore a strong recommendation was made for the implementation of public education programs on the importance of sleep health.

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Section: American Thoracic Society Documentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: The Importance of Healthy Sleep. Recommendations and Future Priorities

Mukherjee

Patel

Kales

et al. 2015

Am J Respir Crit Care Med

230

153

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“…Year after year, worldwide, this phenomenon is a commonplace for workers, which results in high injury rates for demanding tasks. The injury risk can also be influenced by individuals' characteristics such as social stratification factors including low education, lower socio-occupational category, younger or older age, unhealthy behaviors (smoking, alcohol misuse, obesity, lack of leisure physical and sports activity), altered health status, sleep disorders, mental disorders, and chronic diseases [2][3][4][5][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. During the last 2 decades research studies have shown that these factors influence the injury risk through physical/mental capacity, knowledge, experience, risk perception, and perceived prevention benefits.…”

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The role of occupational activities and work environment in occupational injury and interplay of personal factors in various age groups among Indian and French coalminers

Bhattacherjee¹,

Kunar²,

Baumann³

et al. 2013

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objective: The role of occupational hazards in occupational injury may be mediated by individual factors across various age groups. This study assessed the role of occupational hazards as well as contribution of individual factors to injuries among Indian and French coalminers. Material and Methods: We conducted a case-control study on 245 injured workers and on 330 controls without any injuries from Indian coal mines using face-to-face interviews, and a retrospective study on 516 French coalminers using a self-administered questionnaire including potential occupational and personal factors. Data were analyzed using logistic models. Results: The annual rate of injuries was 5.5% for Indian coalminers and 14.9% for the French ones. Logistic model including all occupational factors showed that major injury causes were: hand-tools, material handling, machines, and environment/work-geological/strata conditions among Indian miners (adjusted oddsratios 2.01 to 3.30) and biomechanical exposure score among French miners (adjusted odds-ratio 3.01 for score the 1-4, 3.47 for the score 5-7, and 7.26 for score ≥ 8, vs. score 0). Personal factors among Indian and French coalminers reduced/ exacerbated the roles of various occupational hazards to a different extent depending on workers' age. Conclusion: We conclude that injury roles of occupational hazards were reduced or exacerbated by personal factors depending on workers' age in both populations. This knowledge is useful when designing prevention which should definitely consider workers' age.

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“…A mechanism behind working hour arrangements and the risk of accidental injuries is suggested to go through sleepiness or fatigue [reviewed in (13)], which are well-known consequences of shift and night work, as well as long work weeks [reviewed in (14-16)]. A key element is sleep, which is determined by two independent biological mechanisms: the circadian rhythm or "body clock", where sleepiness peaks in the early morning, usually between 02:00-06:00 hours, and "sleep pressure", which expresses the amount of fatigue that gradually accumulates during the course of being awake, due to mental and physical activity (17).…”

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Night work, long work weeks, and risk of accidental injuries. A register-based study

Larsen¹,

Hannerz²,

Møller³

et al. 2017

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Sleep problems and work injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: This systematic review confirmed the association between sleep problems and work injuries and, for the first time, quantified its magnitude. As sleep problems are of growing concern in the population, these findings are of interest for both sleep researchers and occupational physicians.

Cited by 336 publications

References 63 publications

An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: The Importance of Healthy Sleep. Recommendations and Future Priorities

An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: The Importance of Healthy Sleep. Recommendations and Future Priorities

The role of occupational activities and work environment in occupational injury and interplay of personal factors in various age groups among Indian and French coalminers

Night work, long work weeks, and risk of accidental injuries. A register-based study

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