Socioeconomic Impact of Insomnia in Working Populations

Metlaine, Arnaud; Léger, Damien; Choudat, D.

doi:10.2486/indhealth.43.11

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“…There are correlations between poor quality sleep and accidents, including motor vehicles accidents (Akerstedt, 1995;Dement & Mitler, 1993;Ribet & Derrienic, 1999; and incidents in the workplace (Harma, Tenkanen, Sjoblom, Alikoski, & Heinsalmi, 1998;Ribet & Derrienic, 1999;Metlaine, Leger, & Choudat, 2005). The cost of these sleeprelated accidents may exceed $50 billion annually (Leger, 1994).…”

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Job stress and poor sleep quality: Data from an American sample of full-time workers

Knudsen

Ducharme

Roman

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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Given the associations between poor quality sleep and health, it is important to consider whether job stressors are related to sleep-related outcomes. Studies from Europe and Japan suggest that these stressors negatively impact sleep, but there are few studies of job stressors and sleep quality that draw upon large representative samples of workers in the USA. Using data collected via telephone interviews from a nationally representative random sample of 1,715 American full-time employees, this research considers three dependent variables of past-month poor sleep quality: number of days the respondent had difficulty initiating sleep, number of days of difficulty maintaining sleep, and number of days of non-restorative sleep. Negative binomial regression was used to estimate a count data model of the associations between the frequency of these three types of poor sleep quality and the job stressors of work overload, role conflict, autonomy, and repetitive tasks, while controlling for socio-demographic characteristics. The average American worker reported 5.3 days of difficulty falling asleep, 6.6 days of trouble staying asleep, and 5.0 days of trouble waking up for work in the past month. Across the three types of poor sleep quality, work overload was positively associated with the frequency of poor sleep quality. Role conflict was positively associated with difficulty initiating sleep and non-restorative sleep. Repetitive tasks were associated with more days of difficulty initiating sleep and maintaining sleep. Job autonomy was negatively associated with nonrestorative sleep. Given that sleep quality is associated with other health outcomes, future research should continue to explore the associations between job-related stressors, sleep quality, and workers' health status.

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Job stress and poor sleep quality: Data from an American sample of full-time workers

Knudsen

Ducharme

Roman

2007

Social Science & Medicine

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139

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“…Shift Work Shift work and night work are probably the most severe precipitating factors of insomnia [12,30]. Shift-work is one of the leading circadian rhythm disorders causing insomnia [1,12,50].…”

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Epidemiologic Associations of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Sleep Position: Is there a Case for Causation?

McCabe

Uebele

Pihur

et al. 2007

Hand (New York, N,Y.)

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Introduction Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is thought to be due to compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. It is known that carpal tunnel pressures are elevated in wrist postures of flexion and extension and in those patients with CTS. Classic symptoms of CTS include night waking with pain, tingling, and numbness. These classic symptoms stimulated our interest in the relationship of sleep to the development of CTS. Method We reviewed the literature surrounding the epidemiology of CTS and the literature regarding sleep disturbances. Through careful distillation of these studies and a process of reasoning, we have developed a hypothesis for a causal mechanism of CTS.Results Epidemiologically, it has been shown that CTS is associated with age, gender, increased body mass index (BMI), diabetes, pregnancy, and is more common in some populations. The same associations noted above for CTS are strongly associated with sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbances due to age, gender, BMI, pregnancy, and population variations are all associated with sleeping in the lateral position supporting the hypothesis that a common causative mechanism of CTS is sleeping in a lateral position. Discussion We believe that the epidemiologic associations with CTS act through a common causative mechanism, increased sleeping in the lateral position which puts the wrist at increased risk of flexion or extension, compressing the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. This hypothesis is simple and explains the connection between a previously unconnected group of epidemiologic associations. This realization has real clinical significance in that it focuses our attention on the early disorder when it is completely reversible. It clarifies previously confused clinical circumstances, creates research questions that can be tested, and it invites us to change our clinical perspective in this most common form of nerve compression.

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“…Such consequences include heightened mortality, morbidity, accidents and errors, absenteeism from work, decreased productivity, and decline in personal and professional relationships [12][13][14]. In addition, neurobehavioral issues such as hyperactivity, emotional swing, aggression, and impaired socialization have been frequently observed in sleep-disrupted children [15].…”

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Motor Control in Chronically Sleep-Restricted Rats: A Behavioral Approach

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Objective To consider the effect of chronic sleep restriction (CSR) on motor impairment in sleep-restricted rats. Methods A total of 21 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to three groups including control, grid-floor control and CSR using the modified multiple-platform method. At the end of experiment, motor performance was assessed by means of the rotarod test. Results Performance of the CSR rats in the fixed and accelerating speed rotarod tasks was impaired and their endurance time was less than the control group (p < 0.01). Conclusion The rotarod motor performance of the CSR rats was reduced, suggesting an impaired motor control function following sleep restriction.

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Socioeconomic Impact of Insomnia in Working Populations

Cited by 131 publications

References 55 publications

Job stress and poor sleep quality: Data from an American sample of full-time workers

Job stress and poor sleep quality: Data from an American sample of full-time workers

Epidemiologic Associations of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Sleep Position: Is there a Case for Causation?

Motor Control in Chronically Sleep-Restricted Rats: A Behavioral Approach

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