Assessments of Sleep Deprivation and Associated Health and Cognitive Impacts in Commercial Fishermen

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• Personal Author:
  Sorensen JA
• Description:
  The long-term objectives for this research were to develop a broader base of knowledge regarding how sleep debt impacts fishermen's health and injury/fatality risk, and to develop viable, evidence-based practices to reduce these risks. The immediate objective for this research project was to close the current gap in sleep studies research by developing and trialing the technology, data collection tools, methods and protocols that are necessary for advancing sleep studies research in commercial fisheries in the years to come. Further, the data generated from the proposed research activities was designed to generate hypotheses that can be further tested in expanded commercial fisheries sleep deprivation research in future. Over the course of the past three years, much has been accomplished in regards to these objectives. Data collection tools and protocols have been developed to capture sleep schedule, sleep hygiene, nutrition and health/injury data. Additionally, data on sleep, health and injuries was gathered from 262 fishermen and health assessments were provided for 162 of these fishermen. These data collection activities have led to the most comprehensive data on sleep routines, health concerns and health outcomes for commercial fishermen in the country. The research team also conducted at-sea trials of wearable devices to see if it was possible to accurately track sleep data from fishermen while they are onboard fishing vessels. These trials indicate that sleep times recorded across multiple devices were remarkably similar, providing evidence of the reliability of these data capture methods. However, time spent in various sleep stages was not found to be accurate across devices. In addition to these data sets, 22 interviews were conducted with fishermen to identify the factors that affect their sleep quality and their concerns about the long-term exposures to sleep debt. Information from the study has been shared with other occupational health and safety researchers and with the fishing populations in each of the study regions through peer-reviewed publications, podcasts, press releases and a final summary report, which will be shared with research participants, partners, industry representatives and on the Northeast Center website. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hunting Nervous System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Cognitive Function Fishing Industry Qualitative Methods Risk Management Sleep Deprivation Wearable Technologies
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069592
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U01-OH-011899, 2023 Dec; :1-13
• Contact Point Address:
  Julie Ann Sorensen, MA, PhD, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, New York, 13326-1301
• Email:
  julie.sorensen@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20190901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219243/cdc_219243_DS1.pdf
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