A prospective study of fatal occupational accidents – relationship to sleeping difficulties and occupational factors

Åkerstedt, Torbjörn; Fredlund, Peeter; Gillberg, Mats; Jansson, Bjarne

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2869.2002.00287.x

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“…Poor sleep is prospectively associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, particularly when combined with increasing resting heart rate 1) . Poor sleep is also prospectively related to fatal accidents at work and accident risk is considerably increased in relation to irregular work hours 2) . Good sleep quality has been associated with better physical health 3,4) and greater psychological well-being 5,6) .…”

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Association of Sleep Quality and Free Time Leisure Activities in Japanese and British Civil Servants

Nasermoaddeli¹,

Sekine²,

Chandola³

et al. 2005

Journal of Occupational Health

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Association of Sleep Quality and FreeTime Leisure Activities in Japanese and British Civil Servants: Ali NASERMOADDELI, et al. Department of Welfare Promotion and Epidemiology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University-Sleep disturbance as a pervasive health problem can directly affect the physical and psychological well-being of individuals. Factors that positively relate to sleep quality can therefore improve healthy functioning. We examined whether leisure time activities are associated with sleep quality in two culturally different samples of civil servants. In this cross-sectional study we evaluated 1,682 Japanese, in Toyama prefecture (T) city, and 6,914 British civil servants from the Whitehall II study undertaken in London. The Japanese version of Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI-J) was used in T city and Jenkins' sleep problem scale was used in the Whitehall II study. Setting a validated cut-off point of 5.5 for the PSQI-J global score and the upper tertile point for the Jenkins' sleep problem scale, we conducted logistic regression analysis to assess the association between leisure time activities and sleep quality. In both populations, those who participated in voluntary activities in clubs or organizations were significantly less likely to have poor sleep quality with Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of 0.73 (95%CI; 0.56-0.97) and 0.85 (95%CI; 0.76-0.95) in Japanese and British civil servants, respectively. Similar findings were apparent for visiting friends and relatives (ORs 0.60 (95%CI; 0.46-0.80) and 0.71 (95%CI; 0.56-0.90) for Japanese and British subjects, respectively). Our findings suggest that engagement in social leisure activities is associated with better sleep quality and consequently better general well-being. (J Occup Health 2005; 47: 384-390)

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Association of Sleep Quality and Free Time Leisure Activities in Japanese and British Civil Servants

Nasermoaddeli¹,

Sekine²,

Chandola³

et al. 2005

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…Åkerstedt et al (36) reported an association between disturbed sleep and fatal occupational accidents in a large-scale study. The relative risk was much higher among men compared with women (OR Sleep disturbances and occupational accidents 2.3, 95% CI 1.56-3.38), but no separate analysis of the absolute risk for women was reported.…”

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“…The few prospective studies within this field are limited by not being population based (35) or only including fatal accidents (36). Furthermore, to our knowledge, no studies have previously focused on sleep disturbances and work injuries solely among women.…”

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Role of sleep disturbances in occupational accidents among women

Hägg¹,

Torén²,

Lindberg³

2015

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Role of sleep disturbances in occupational accidents among women by Hägg SA, Torén K, Lindberg E In this population-based cohort study among women, the importance of insomnia symptoms for occupational accident risk is clarified. Insomnia symptoms that were persistent over ten years was an independent risk factor for overall work accident risk but not for more severe accidents requiring sick leave. Original article Scand J Work Environ Health. 2015;41(4):368-376. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3495 Role of sleep disturbances in occupational accidents among women Objectives This population-based cohort study was performed to assess the association between sleep disturbances and the risk of occupational accidents among women. AffiliationMethods Data were collected by questionnaires on two different occasions (2000 and 2010) and data on work injuries were also collected from Swedish government records (ISA). Insomnia symptoms were defined as having severe or very severe problems with (i) difficulty initiating sleep, (ii) difficulty maintaining sleep, or (iii) early morning awakening. Symptom of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) was defined as reporting both snoring and daytime sleepiness. Working-age respondents (20-67 years of age) who responded to both baseline and follow-up questionnaires and had worked for part or all of the 10-year follow-up period (N=4320) were included in the study. ResultsOf the subjects responding to the questionnaire, 12.2% reported ≥1 accident and 6.3% reported an accident requiring sick leave in the government register. Blue-collar workers and night and shift work were more common in the group with occupational accidents. Subjects with insomnia symptoms both at baseline and follow-up (persistent insomnia symptoms) ran a higher risk of being involved in an self-reported occupational accident [adjusted OR (OR adj ) 1.5, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.2-2.0] after adjusting for age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol dependency, white-or blue-collar worker, years at work, night work, and physical activity. Persistent insomnia symptoms did not reach statistical significance as an independent predictor of register-reported occupational accident with sick leave (OR adj 1.4, 95% CI 0.99-2.1). No significant association was found between symptoms of OSAS and self-reported or register-based occupational accidents.Conclusions Persistent insomnia symptoms were associated with an increased risk of self-reported occupational accidents, while no significant association was found with occupational accidents with sick leave reported to government register.

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“…It is considered to be associated with fatigue, sleepiness, decreased alertness, concentration and mood disturbances, and so forth [10][11][12][13][14][15], although there still remains discrepancy about how to assess daytime impairments objectively [16][17][18][19]. In the long run, daytime deficits heighten the risk of absenteeism, impaired work performance [2,[20][21][22], and higher odds for automobile accidents [23,24]. The disturbances have resulted in high economic burden [25,26].…”

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Efficacy of acupuncture for primary insomnia: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Guo

Wang

Liu

et al. 2014

Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur

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Objectives. To investigate the six-week influence of acupuncture on sleep quality and daytime functioning in primary insomnia. Methods. The study was a double-dummy, single-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. A total of 180 patients with primary insomnia were randomly assigned to 3 groups: verum group underwent verum acupuncture plus placebo; estazolam group underwent estazolam plus sham acupuncture; sham group underwent sham acupuncture plus placebo. The outcome was measured by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36).Results. The three groups showed significant improvement compared with the pretreatment baseline. Compared with the other two groups, the verum group reported improved sleep quality (SQ) and vitality (VT), decreased daytime dysfunction (DD) and sleepiness (ESS score). The differences were kept from the treatment period to the end of the trial. Discussion. Verum acupuncture appeared to be more effective in increasing sleep quality and daytime functioning than sham acupuncture and estazolam. Trial Registration. The trial is registeded with ClinicalTrials.gov ISRCTN12585433.

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A prospective study of fatal occupational accidents – relationship to sleeping difficulties and occupational factors

Cited by 231 publications

References 11 publications

Association of Sleep Quality and Free Time Leisure Activities in Japanese and British Civil Servants

Association of Sleep Quality and Free Time Leisure Activities in Japanese and British Civil Servants

Role of sleep disturbances in occupational accidents among women

Efficacy of acupuncture for primary insomnia: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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