Work-Family Conflict, Psychological Distress, and Sleep Deficiency Among Patient Care Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Buxton OM ; Hopcia K ; Jacobsen HB ; Kenwood C ; Reme SE ; Sembajwe G ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Stiles TC ; Stoddard AM
• Description:
  This study examined whether work-family conflict was associated with sleep deficiencies, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. In this two-phase study, a workplace health survey was completed by a cohort of patient care workers (n = 1,572). Additional data were collected 2 years later from a subsample of the original respondents (n = 102). Self-reported measures included work-family conflict, workplace factors, and sleep outcomes. The participants were 90% women, with a mean age of 41 +/- 11.7 years. At baseline, after adjusting for covariates, higher levels of work-family conflict were significantly associated with sleep deficiency. Higher levels of work-family conflict also predicted sleep insufficiency nearly 2 years later. The first study to determine the predictive association between work-family conflict and sleep deficiency suggests that future sleep interventions should include a specific focus on work-family conflict. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Family Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Cross Sectional Studies Families Gender Factors Health Care Workers Longitudinal Study Psychological Responses Sleep Deprivation Sleep Disorders Total Worker Health TWH Work-life Balance

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Massachusetts ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  282-291
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053924
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2014 Jul; 62(7):282-291
• Contact Point Address:
  Henrik B. Jacobsen, PsyD, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health/Circulation and Medical Imaging, P.O. Box 8905 MTFS, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
• Email:
  henrik.b.jacobsen@ntnu.no
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92062e649c43e578575ce1e9a48db1dae07a5d43000a14465d1adf11f9a37124a6b4392fcc648df0802457b0ad36f0d086cdf3799138bbb7420eabb5be809697
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216593/cdc_216593_DS1.pdf
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