Restless Legs Syndrome Negatively Impacts Worker Health and Safety

Details

• Personal Author:
  McCullagh MC
• Description:
  Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder contributing to worker absenteeism, decline in productivity, and employer costs. Identification of workers at risk for RLS can contribute to improved worker sleep, safety, and quality of life. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Sleep
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  • Work performance
  • Worker health
  • Sleep disorders
  • Lower extremities
  • Worker safety
  • Author Keywords: restless legs syndrome
  • sleep disorder
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055258
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2018 Jul; 66(7):360
• Contact Point Address:
  Marjorie C. McCullagh, PhD, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN, FAAN, University of Michigan, 400 N. Ingalls Street, Ste. 3182, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
• Email:
  mcculla@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20280630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217602/cdc_217602_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 60.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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