Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran
Background: The present study was carried out to assess the relationship between sickness absence and occupational stress, sleep quality, and amplitude and stability of circadian rhythm as well as to determine contributing factors of sickness absence. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducte...
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| description | Background: The present study was carried out to assess the relationship between sickness absence and occupational stress, sleep quality, and amplitude and stability of circadian rhythm as well as to determine contributing factors of sickness absence.
Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 400 randomly selected employees of an Iranian gas company. The data were collected using Pittsburgh sleep quality index, Karolinska sleepiness scale, circadian type inventory, and Osipow occupational stress questionnaires.
Results: The mean age and job tenure of the participants were 33.18±5.64 years and 6.06±4.99 years, respectively. Also, the participants had been absent from work on average 2.16 days a year. According to the results, 209 participants had no absences, 129 participants had short-term absences, and 62 participants had long-term absences. The results showed a significant relationship between short-term absenteeism and amplitude of circadian rhythm [odds ratio (OR)=6.13], sleep quality (OR=14.46), sleepiness (OR=2.08), role boundary (OR=6.45), and responsibility (OR=5.23). Long-term absenteeism was also significantly associated with amplitude of circadian rhythm (OR=2.42), sleep quality (OR=21.56), sleepiness (OR=6.44), role overload (OR=4.84), role boundary (OR=4.27), and responsibility (OR=3.72).
Conclusion: The results revealed that poor sleep quality, amplitude of circadian rhythm, and occupational stress were the contributing factors for sickness absence in the study population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ff379ebdf2042a9bba999fb2fe68c612023-09-02T09:30:20ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112017-09-018327628110.1016/j.shaw.2016.09.007Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from IranRezvan Zare0Alireza Choobineh1Sareh Keshavarzi2Student Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranResearch Center for Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: The present study was carried out to assess the relationship between sickness absence and occupational stress, sleep quality, and amplitude and stability of circadian rhythm as well as to determine contributing factors of sickness absence. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 400 randomly selected employees of an Iranian gas company. The data were collected using Pittsburgh sleep quality index, Karolinska sleepiness scale, circadian type inventory, and Osipow occupational stress questionnaires. Results: The mean age and job tenure of the participants were 33.18±5.64 years and 6.06±4.99 years, respectively. Also, the participants had been absent from work on average 2.16 days a year. According to the results, 209 participants had no absences, 129 participants had short-term absences, and 62 participants had long-term absences. The results showed a significant relationship between short-term absenteeism and amplitude of circadian rhythm [odds ratio (OR)=6.13], sleep quality (OR=14.46), sleepiness (OR=2.08), role boundary (OR=6.45), and responsibility (OR=5.23). Long-term absenteeism was also significantly associated with amplitude of circadian rhythm (OR=2.42), sleep quality (OR=21.56), sleepiness (OR=6.44), role overload (OR=4.84), role boundary (OR=4.27), and responsibility (OR=3.72). Conclusion: The results revealed that poor sleep quality, amplitude of circadian rhythm, and occupational stress were the contributing factors for sickness absence in the study population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791116302256circadian rhythmcross-sectional studyoccupational stresssickness absencesleep quality |
| spellingShingle | Rezvan Zare Alireza Choobineh Sareh Keshavarzi Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran Safety and Health at Work circadian rhythm cross-sectional study occupational stress sickness absence sleep quality |
| title | Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran |
| title_full | Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran |
| title_fullStr | Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran |
| title_short | Association of Amplitude and Stability of Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Quality, and Occupational Stress with Sickness Absence among a Gas Company Employees—A Cross Sectional Study from Iran |
| title_sort | association of amplitude and stability of circadian rhythm sleep quality and occupational stress with sickness absence among a gas company employees a cross sectional study from iran |
| topic | circadian rhythm cross-sectional study occupational stress sickness absence sleep quality |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791116302256 |
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