Sleep-Related Factors and Work-Related Injuries among Farmers in Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China

Zhu, Huiping; Han, Yunfeng; Sun, Yajing; Xie, Zhiping; Qian, Xueyan; Stallones, Lorann; Xiang, Hao; Wang, Limin

doi:10.3390/ijerph110909446

Cited by 12 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 41 publications

(48 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…However, implementation of this approach is situationally dependent and can result in unintended consequences. First, moving work to earlier hours may impact sleep duration, which is associated with injury risk 45 , 46 . Furthermore, heat exposure can affect sleep 47 , which can affect the risk of injury and heat strain.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Increased labor losses and decreased adaptation potential in a warmer world

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Working in hot and potentially humid conditions creates health and well-being risks that will increase as the planet warms. It has been proposed that workers could adapt to increasing temperatures by moving labor from midday to cooler hours. Here, we use reanalysis data to show that in the current climate approximately 30% of global heavy labor losses in the workday could be recovered by moving labor from the hottest hours of the day. However, we show that this particular workshift adaptation potential is lost at a rate of about 2% per degree of global warming as early morning heat exposure rises to unsafe levels for continuous work, with worker productivity losses accelerating under higher warming levels. These findings emphasize the importance of finding alternative adaptation mechanisms to keep workers safe, as well as the importance of limiting global warming.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Increased labor losses and decreased adaptation potential in a warmer world

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Several aspects of sleep behaviors may be hypothesized in relation to injury. For example, in terms of the relation between sleep duration and injury, several studies report that inadequate sleep hours and excessive sleep are both significantly associated with injury [ 10 , 11 ]. Inadequate sleep hours lead to daytime fatigue and sleepiness which compromise daytime performance through slow information processing, delayed response, increased reaction time, and reduced attentiveness.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationships between Sleep Behaviors and Unintentional Injury in Southern Chinese School-Aged Children: A Population-Based Study

Tan

Chen

et al. 2015

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between sleep behaviors and injury occurrence among Chinese school-aged children. Data were collected with self-administered questionnaires of a cross-sectional survey which covered the school-aged children from southeastern Chinese urban and rural areas in April 2010. Information was collected on unintentional injury in the past year, sleep duration, napping and daytime fatigue, sleeping pill use, and social-demographic variables. Multivariable logistic regression analyses, controlling for confounding factors, were conducted to assess sleep-related variables that were associated with injuries. Students who slept for less than 8 h had a 30% increased risk of injury (OR: 1.30; 95%CI: 1.01–1.69) compared with those who slept for 8–9 h. Lack of napping, snoring and use of sleeping pills were significantly associated with injury. Among different genders, the slight difference in sleep behaviors predicted the occurrence of injury. Rural children displayed more sleep behaviors associated with injury than urban children. The sleep behaviors of primary school students were more negatively correlated with injury occurrence than junior/senior high school children. Consideration should be given to the prevention of problematic sleep behaviors as a potential risk factor in order to decrease injury rates and promote the health of school-aged children.

show abstract

“…Studies on agriculture have tended to investigate aspects related to health impairment, wrong handling of equipment and falls risk as the main work-related injuries (Zheng et al 2014). Additionally, lack of sleep or interrupted sleep was found to be associated with certain work-related injuries (Zhu et al 2014). On the corporate sector, stress, role ambiguity, verbal abuse, long hours of work and high job demand (Neelamegam and Asrafi 2010) were identified as conditions that led to injuries and health risks among workers.…”

Section: Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic review of factors leading to occupational injuries and fatalities

Dodoo

Al-Samarraie

2021

J Public Health (Berl.)

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: The burden of health and safety related issues emanating from modern workplace is overwhelming. Although the prevailing statistics found in the literature show that victims of workplace fatalities and injuries are higher in developing countries and transition economies. However, there is a very limited understanding of the causal factors that may correspond to the continuous increase in the occupational exposure of employees to various fatalities and injuries. The purpose of this study was to review the literature on occupational safety of workers with the objective of highlighting the major causal factors of workplace injuries and fatalities from a multi-regional perspective, particularly on job-contexts with highest safety and health related hazards. Methodology: A systematic review of the literature was conducted on 73 empirical studies in the regions of Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Americas. Findings: The results showed that the highest number of injury and fatalities was mostly found in the construction industry. It further emerged that most of the studies were centered in developing countries within Africa and Asia. Other results and recommendations were also discussed for each region. Value: The findings from this study have the potential to expose the regional dynamics in relation to safety in the workplace. This study also addresses the main areas of concern for stakeholders to promote organizational development.

show abstract

Sleep-Related Factors and Work-Related Injuries among Farmers in Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Increased labor losses and decreased adaptation potential in a warmer world

Increased labor losses and decreased adaptation potential in a warmer world

Relationships between Sleep Behaviors and Unintentional Injury in Southern Chinese School-Aged Children: A Population-Based Study

A systematic review of factors leading to occupational injuries and fatalities

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About