Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area
Background and Objective Firefighters suffer from irregular and inadequate sleep, often due to their shift work schedule. The purpose of this study was to investigate the shift work schedules and their effects on the quality of sleep in Korean firefighters. Methods This study included firefighters i...
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| author | Hyun Woo Kim Soo-Mi Jung Yun Seo Choi Sol Ah Kim Hye-Young Joung Eui-Jung Kim Hyeon Jin Kim |
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| description | Background and Objective Firefighters suffer from irregular and inadequate sleep, often due to their shift work schedule. The purpose of this study was to investigate the shift work schedules and their effects on the quality of sleep in Korean firefighters. Methods This study included firefighters in the Seoul Metropolitan area, who participated in the “Firefighters’ Healing Camp” and answered questionnaires for their shift work schedules and sleep-related symptoms. Among 180 participating firefighters, 110 subjects completed detailed sleep questionnaires, which included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Insomnia Severity Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Score, the Stanford Sleepiness Score, the Fatigue Severity Scale, and the Berlin Questionnaire, and provided details of their shift work schedule and duration for the last 3 weeks. Results Among 110 respondents, 78.2% self-reported sleep disturbance and approximately 60% of the participating firefighters had a certain degree of insomnia. Furthermore, more than 50% of the firefighters complained of excessive daytime sleepiness, with 31.8% having a risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The firefighters in the frequent night-shift (NS) working pattern (5 or more days for 3 weeks), showed significantly higher Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index global score than those in the infrequent (less than 5 days) NS group (8.8 ± 3.6 vs. 6.7 ± 2.7, p = 0.014). However, the frequent NS working pattern was not associated with excessive daytime sleepiness or OSA risk. Conclusions The participating firefighters reported a high prevalence of various sleep problems. Frequent NS working may be responsible for poor sleep quality in firefighters. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccaad17a7afe4df7a882ed1730d82bcb2022-12-21T16:35:02ZengKorean Society of Sleep MedicineSleep Medicine Research2093-91752233-88532017-12-0182687510.17241/smr.2017.0005995Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan AreaHyun Woo Kim0Soo-Mi Jung1Yun Seo Choi2Sol Ah Kim3Hye-Young Joung4Eui-Jung Kim5Hyeon Jin Kim6 Sleep Center, Department of Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea Sleep Center, Department of Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea Department of Neurology, Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea Department of Psychiatry, Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea Sleep Center, Department of Ewha Womans University Mogdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine and Ewha Medical Research Institute, Seoul, KoreaBackground and Objective Firefighters suffer from irregular and inadequate sleep, often due to their shift work schedule. The purpose of this study was to investigate the shift work schedules and their effects on the quality of sleep in Korean firefighters. Methods This study included firefighters in the Seoul Metropolitan area, who participated in the “Firefighters’ Healing Camp” and answered questionnaires for their shift work schedules and sleep-related symptoms. Among 180 participating firefighters, 110 subjects completed detailed sleep questionnaires, which included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Insomnia Severity Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Score, the Stanford Sleepiness Score, the Fatigue Severity Scale, and the Berlin Questionnaire, and provided details of their shift work schedule and duration for the last 3 weeks. Results Among 110 respondents, 78.2% self-reported sleep disturbance and approximately 60% of the participating firefighters had a certain degree of insomnia. Furthermore, more than 50% of the firefighters complained of excessive daytime sleepiness, with 31.8% having a risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The firefighters in the frequent night-shift (NS) working pattern (5 or more days for 3 weeks), showed significantly higher Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index global score than those in the infrequent (less than 5 days) NS group (8.8 ± 3.6 vs. 6.7 ± 2.7, p = 0.014). However, the frequent NS working pattern was not associated with excessive daytime sleepiness or OSA risk. Conclusions The participating firefighters reported a high prevalence of various sleep problems. Frequent NS working may be responsible for poor sleep quality in firefighters.http://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-2017-00059.pdfFirefightersShift workNight-shiftSleep disturbanceQuality of sleep |
| spellingShingle | Hyun Woo Kim Soo-Mi Jung Yun Seo Choi Sol Ah Kim Hye-Young Joung Eui-Jung Kim Hyeon Jin Kim Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area Sleep Medicine Research Firefighters Shift work Night-shift Sleep disturbance Quality of sleep |
| title | Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area |
| title_full | Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area |
| title_fullStr | Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area |
| title_short | Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area |
| title_sort | sleep patterns of firefighters with shift working schedules in seoul metropolitan area |
| topic | Firefighters Shift work Night-shift Sleep disturbance Quality of sleep |
| url | http://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-2017-00059.pdf |
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