Relationship of sleep deficiency to perceived pain and functional limitations in hospital patient care workers

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• Personal Author:
  Buxton OM ; Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Kenwood C ; Porter JH ; Sembajwe G ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Stoddard AM
• Description:
  Objective: Health care workers are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal symptoms and pain. This study tested the hypothesis that sleep deficiency is associated with pain, functional limitations, and physical limitations that interfere with work. Methods: Hospital patient care workers completed a survey (79% response rate) including measures of health, sociodemographic, and workplace factors. Associations of sleep deficiency with pain, work interference due to this pain, and functional limitations were determined. Results: Of 1572 respondents (90% women; mean age, 41 years), 57% reported sleep deficiency, 73% pain in last 3 months, 33% work interference, and 18% functional limitation. Sleep deficiency was associated with higher rates of pain, work interference, and functional limitation controlling for socioeconomic, individual, and workplace characteristics. Conclusions: Sleep deficiency is significantly associated with pain, functional limitation, and workplace interference, suggesting modifiable outcomes for workplace health and safety interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Health Personnel Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Women
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Health-care Health-care-personnel Humans Medical-personnel Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Sleep-deprivation Sleep-disorders Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Total-Worker-Health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041177
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 Jul; 54(7):851-858
• Contact Point Address:
  Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, BLI438-K, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  orfeu_buxton@hms.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:452dd17e5fc4b56f005ccd44dd493a167342b61f22e5a7840e5a45aa2a0f206ad62399a96421965b9642ddb53651513ed869a9bc607ad6a6d501e3f9b73f2483
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193791/cdc_193791_DS1.pdf
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