Shift-Work and Suicide Ideation Among Police Officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Hartley TA ; Mnatsakanova A ; Vila B ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Background: This cross-sectional study assessed the association of shift work with suicide ideation among police officers. Methods: Shift work was based on daily payroll records over 5 years (41 women, 70 men). Standardized psychological measures were employed. ANOVA and Poisson regression were used to evaluate associations. Results: Among policewomen with increased depressive symptoms, prevalence of suicide ideation increased by 116% for every 10-unit increase in percentage of hours worked on day shift (prevalence ratio (PR) = 2.16; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.22-3.71). Among policemen with higher (but not lower) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, prevalence of suicide ideation increased by 13% with every 10-unit increase in the percentage of hours worked on afternoon shift (PR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.00-1.22). Conclusion: Prevalence of suicide ideation significantly increased among policewomen with higher depressive symptoms and increasing day shift hours, and among policemen with higher PTSD symptoms with increasing afternoon shift hours. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Emergency Responders Epidemiology Law Enforcement Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders

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• Keywords:
  BCOPS Circadian-rhythms Emergency-responders Mental Health Police-officers Psychological-factors Shift-workers Sleep-deprivation Sleep-disorders Stress
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Washington ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034498
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2008 Oct; 51(10):758-768
• Contact Point Address:
  John M.Violanti, Department of Social & PreventiveMedicine, School of Public Health & Health Professions, 270 Farber Hall, State University of NY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214
• Email:
  violanti@buffalo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Research Tools and Approaches: Intervention Effectiveness Research ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d54f8c0f1ce116b24378c09cb4294a791976e6c258cc07addaf232efe5e85fa78ac40738ad709fab022f63931d2c59324df63c7585f9365d4d46104207bf20b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189658/cdc_189658_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 138.31 KB ]