Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions

Introduction: Daytime sleepiness is the most common daily manifestations of obstructive sleep apnea disorder that have a negative impact on many peoplechr('39')s cognitive and behavioral performance. Patients who suffer from these disorders compared with healthy people exposed to increased...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matin Nasr Esfahani, Ali Haghjoo, Hossein Danesh, Zahra Imanizadeh, Saber Mohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science 2017-07-01
Series:طب کار
Subjects:
Online Access:http://tkj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-764-en.html
_version_ 1819276591312666624
author Matin Nasr Esfahani
Ali Haghjoo
Hossein Danesh
Zahra Imanizadeh
Saber Mohammadi
author_facet Matin Nasr Esfahani
Ali Haghjoo
Hossein Danesh
Zahra Imanizadeh
Saber Mohammadi
author_sort Matin Nasr Esfahani
collection DOAJ
description Introduction: Daytime sleepiness is the most common daily manifestations of obstructive sleep apnea disorder that have a negative impact on many peoplechr('39')s cognitive and behavioral performance. Patients who suffer from these disorders compared with healthy people exposed to increased risk of neuropsychiatric complications, driving accidents and occupational accidents that can reduce workerschr('39') ability to work. WAI (Work Ability Index) is an important and simple indicator that it can objectively measure the balance between work demand and the ability to work in workers. Methods: This cross-sectional study has been done on 224 personnel in one of the South oil fields that have been randomly selected. All participants were asked to complete two questionnaires ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and WAI. The score of ≤ 13 for ESS questionnaire is considered as excessive daytime sleepiness and the score of ≥ 36 for WAI questionnaire was considered as poor ability to work. Results: The mean index of WAI in this study was 40.22±5.48 and the mean score of ESS was 6.99 ± 4. The results of the statistical tests showed that there was a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and the ability to work in different age groups (p<0.5). Conclusion: In this study, the WAI index was at an acceptable level (36<wai). the="" relationship="" between="" wai="" and="" ess="" shows="" that="" sleep="" modification="" treatment="" of="" diseases="" are="" leading="" to="" daytime="" sleepiness="" can="" improve="" workerschr('39')="" ability="" do="" work.
first_indexed 2024-12-23T23:42:39Z
format Article
id doaj.art-18ef4eb16f4d42ea8dbf81581386194d
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2251-7189
2251-8274
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-23T23:42:39Z
publishDate 2017-07-01
publisher Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science
record_format Article
series طب کار
spelling doaj.art-18ef4eb16f4d42ea8dbf81581386194d2022-12-21T17:25:35ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Scienceطب کار2251-71892251-82742017-07-01931421Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regionsMatin Nasr Esfahani0Ali Haghjoo1Hossein Danesh2Zahra Imanizadeh3Saber Mohammadi4 Introduction: Daytime sleepiness is the most common daily manifestations of obstructive sleep apnea disorder that have a negative impact on many peoplechr('39')s cognitive and behavioral performance. Patients who suffer from these disorders compared with healthy people exposed to increased risk of neuropsychiatric complications, driving accidents and occupational accidents that can reduce workerschr('39') ability to work. WAI (Work Ability Index) is an important and simple indicator that it can objectively measure the balance between work demand and the ability to work in workers. Methods: This cross-sectional study has been done on 224 personnel in one of the South oil fields that have been randomly selected. All participants were asked to complete two questionnaires ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) and WAI. The score of ≤ 13 for ESS questionnaire is considered as excessive daytime sleepiness and the score of ≥ 36 for WAI questionnaire was considered as poor ability to work. Results: The mean index of WAI in this study was 40.22±5.48 and the mean score of ESS was 6.99 ± 4. The results of the statistical tests showed that there was a significant correlation between excessive daytime sleepiness and the ability to work in different age groups (p<0.5). Conclusion: In this study, the WAI index was at an acceptable level (36<wai). the="" relationship="" between="" wai="" and="" ess="" shows="" that="" sleep="" modification="" treatment="" of="" diseases="" are="" leading="" to="" daytime="" sleepiness="" can="" improve="" workerschr('39')="" ability="" do="" work.http://tkj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-764-en.htmlwork ability indexdaytime sleepinessworker
spellingShingle Matin Nasr Esfahani
Ali Haghjoo
Hossein Danesh
Zahra Imanizadeh
Saber Mohammadi
Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions
طب کار
work ability index
daytime sleepiness
worker
title Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions
title_full Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions
title_fullStr Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions
title_short Assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil-rich southern regions
title_sort assessment of the relationship between sleep disorder and the ability to do work in workers in one of the oil rich southern regions
topic work ability index
daytime sleepiness
worker
url http://tkj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-764-en.html
work_keys_str_mv AT matinnasresfahani assessmentoftherelationshipbetweensleepdisorderandtheabilitytodoworkinworkersinoneoftheoilrichsouthernregions
AT alihaghjoo assessmentoftherelationshipbetweensleepdisorderandtheabilitytodoworkinworkersinoneoftheoilrichsouthernregions
AT hosseindanesh assessmentoftherelationshipbetweensleepdisorderandtheabilitytodoworkinworkersinoneoftheoilrichsouthernregions
AT zahraimanizadeh assessmentoftherelationshipbetweensleepdisorderandtheabilitytodoworkinworkersinoneoftheoilrichsouthernregions
AT sabermohammadi assessmentoftherelationshipbetweensleepdisorderandtheabilitytodoworkinworkersinoneoftheoilrichsouthernregions