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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002355
Personal Author:
Robbins, Rebecca ; Weaver, Matthew D. ; Quan, Stuart F. ; Barger, Laura K. ; Zhivotovsky, Stephany ; ... More +
Robbins, Rebecca ; Weaver, Matthew D. ; Quan, Stuart F. ; Barger, Laura K. ; Zhivotovsky, Stephany ; Czeisler, Charles A. Less -
Description:
Objective

To evaluate whether caregiving for older adults is associated with insomnia symptoms and diminished workplace productivity.

Methods

We analyzed data collected from caregivers to older adults in the US. Participants self-reported awakenings from sleep (caregiving-related or spontaneous) and workplace measures (presenteeism, absenteeism, and productivity impairment). We conduct generalized linear modeling to examine the relationship between awakenings and workplace outcomes, controlling for confounders.

Results

258 caregivers to older adults reported current employment and met our inclusion criteria. Adjusted analyses found that reporting caregiving-related awakenings was associated with presenteeism (OR=1.27,95%CI:1.16-1.40), absenteeism (OR=1.10,95%CI:1.06-1.15), and productivity impairment (OR=1.41,95%CI:1.25-1.58). Adjusted analyses found that spontaneous nighttime awakenings were associated with absenteeism (OR=1.05, 95%CI: 1.01-1.08) and productivity impairment (OR=1.12, 95%CI: 1.02-1.124) but not presenteeism.

Conclusions

Caregiving-related awakenings are a risk factor for workplace productivity impairment. Future studies may examine means for improving caregiver sleep.


Subjects:
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Absenteeism Aged Caregivers Efficiency Employment Humans Presenteeism Workplace
Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 64(1):79-85
Pubmed ID:
34412088
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC8727389
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
K01 HL150339/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH011773/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01OH011773/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; R56 HL151637/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/
K01 HL150339/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 OH011773/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01OH011773/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; R56 HL151637/HL/NHLBI NIH HHSUnited States/ Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d9bc85daaf2781990477c25eeb4aecd1754196b57cefbb6c495625fe822aba93
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114850/cdc_114850_DS1.pdf
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