Association of sleep quality with depression in police officers

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Gu JK ; Ma C ; Mnatsakanova A ; Slaven, James E. ; Smith LM ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Poor sleep quality has been shown to adversely affect neurobehavior, including an increase in depression symptoms. Police officers are at increased risk of poor sleep quality due to occupational factors. This study analyzed self-reported sleep and depression data from police officers; 391 police officers from Buffalo, New York reported on sleep and depression by completing the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) questionnaires. Mean CES-D scores were assessed across quintiles of PSQI. As PSQI scores increased, reflecting poorer sleep quality, CES-D scores also increased significantly, indicating an increase in depression symptoms as sleep quality worsens. This trend held for both male and female officers. Mean CES-D scores across quintiles ranged from 4.72 to 12.65 in men and from 5.53 to 12.63 in women. Multivariate adjustment only very slightly attenuated the association in female officers. After adjustment, five of the seven PSQI components showed statistically significant associations with CES-D scores in male officers and two in female officers. Sleep quality was significantly and independently associated with depressive symptoms as evidenced by a trend of increasing depressive symptom scores with decreasing sleep quality in both male and female officers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Law Enforcement BCOPS Cardiovascular Disease Emergency Responders Epidemiology Health Disparity Mental Health Police Officers Risk Factors Sleep Deprivation
• ISSN:
  1522-4821
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  267-277
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041194
• Citation:
  Int J Emerg Mental Health 2011 Oct; 13(4):267-277
• Email:
  jslaven@iupui.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd79f02310d2ef059b1a46ffa935610b3c032d110748cb2386852fec10907aec112af97dbaf7d675ca2a17dd428a2de3be2bc1bb07bacd8da94baf1f14702f39
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193804/cdc_193804_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 315.77 KB ]