Sleep disorders linked to quality of life in a sample of Egyptian policemen a comparative study between shift workers and non-shift workers
Background Poor sleep is associated with bad health outcomes, worse well-being and decreases in performance, productivity and safety at work. Police officers are exposed to several risk factors including extended work schedules, shift work, occupational stress, dangerous and traumatic events and can...
Saved in:
Published in | Middle East Current Psychiatry Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 63 - 7 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin/Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
01.12.2023
Springer Springer Nature B.V SpringerOpen |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | Background
Poor sleep is associated with bad health outcomes, worse well-being and decreases in performance, productivity and safety at work. Police officers are exposed to several risk factors including extended work schedules, shift work, occupational stress, dangerous and traumatic events and can, as such, develop sleep problems.
So, this study aimed to compare quality of life, occupational stress level, between shift and non-shift workers’ policemen working at El-Agouza Police Hospital.
This was a cross-sectional comparative study conducted on 64 policemen working in 6 different Police department recruited from sleep clinic neuropsychiatry department at EL-Agouza Police Hospital serving police officers in El-Nile Street, Giza, Egypt. The total included cases were classified to two groups: group I (shift workers) included 32 of shift workers who provide service across, all 24 h of the clock each day of the week (often abbreviated as 24/7), group II (non-shift workers): included 32 of non-shift workers.
Results
Occurrence of sleep disorders was significantly higher in the shift workers compared to the non-shift worker group (
p
< 0.01).
Conclusions
In the current population-based study of police officers, poor sleep quality was more prevalent among officers who were engaged in shift work. The findings are consistent with prior evidence that night shift carried the greatest risk of poor sleep quality because night-shift officers have to make some adaptations that compensate for their natural circadian patterns. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 2090-5416 2090-5408 2090-5416 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s43045-023-00336-y |