Comparing objective and subjective measures of sleep loss with balance performance in farmers.

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• Personal Author:
  Beacom M ; Bista SR ; Rautiainen, Risto ; Sedlacek D ; Siu K-C
• Description:
  This study aimed to investigate the ability of both subjective and objective sleep measures to predict balance difficulty in agricultural workers. Seven male farmers from rural Nebraska were analyzed for static balance performance following a bout of sleep. Actiwatches were used to measure objective sleep hours and subjective questionnaires, including the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, were used to measure subjective hours of sleep and sleep quality. The participants were observed for 12 sessions, with six in planting season and six in harvest season. Static balance testing consisted of measuring the area, total displacement, and maximum range in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions of the individual's center of pressure with Tekscan pressure mats. Overall, it was found that objective measures had a higher correlation with the magnitude of balance deviations than subjective measures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Agriculture; Agricultural Industry; Farm Workers; Sleep Deprivation; Injuries; Task Performance; Author Keywords: Actiwatch; Agricultural Worker; Injury; Sleep Deprivation
• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  69-76
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064819
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2021 Apr; 27(2):69-76
• Contact Point Address:
  Ka-Chun Siu, 984420 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198
• Email:
  kcsiu@unmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c8b2c5b054a55743f6bd1e790586d13abd326cbfd4ef20291c50cee326132b02860fb545f636e5c5e5b85056a41962a433ac58b2e8b622f3f1f74880a75f4f79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248808/cdc_248808_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 200.02 KB ]