Association between long working hours and sleep problems in white‐collar workers

• Published in: Journal of sleep research Vol. 20; no. 1pt1; pp. 110 - 116
• Main Authors: NAKASHIMA, MOTOKO, MORIKAWA, YUKO, SAKURAI, MASARU, NAKAMURA, KOSHI, MIURA, KATSUYUKI, ISHIZAKI, MASAO, KIDO, TERUHIKO, NARUSE, YUCHI, SUWAZONO, YASUSHI, NAKAGAWA, HIDEAKI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alcohol Drinking - physiopathology; Chi-Square Distribution; Employment - psychology; Female; Health Status; Humans; long work hours; Male; Marital Status; Middle Aged; Motor Activity - physiology; Odds Ratio; Regression Analysis; Sick Leave; Sleep - physiology; sleep duration; sleep quality; Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; white‐collar; Work Schedule Tolerance - physiology; Young Adult

Summary The purpose of this study is to examine the association between long work hours and sleep disturbance among white‐collar workers. We evaluated 1510 male white‐collar full‐time employees, between the ages of 18 and 59 years, using a comprehensive sleep quality questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sl...