Sleep physiology in recovery from burnout
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the role of sleep physiology in recovery from burnout, in particular the relation between sleep and changes in fatigue and whether those changes would be related to return to work. 23 white-collar workers on long-term sick leave (>3 months) due to a burnout related diagnosis and 16 healthy controls were subjected to polysomnographic recordings at baseline and after 6-12 months' rehabilitation. Occupational status, subjective sleep quality, fatigue, anxiety and depression were assessed. Recovery from burnout was accompanied by improved sleep continuity. Significant interaction effects were seen for number of arousals, sleep fragmentation, sleep latency, sleep efficiency and time of rising. The burnout group improved significantly on all symptom variables although the post-treatment levels did not reach the levels of the controls. Recovery from fatigue was related to a reduction of the arousal from sleep and was the best predictor of return to work.
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Prospective studies of patients with ED indicate that sleep is important in the recovery of ED.
“Prospective studies of patients with ED indicate that sleep is important in the recovery of ED (Ekstedt et al., 2009; Grossi et al., 2015; Söderström et al., 2012).”
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Worrying increases sympathetic activation and can interfere with sleep and relaxation.
“Worrying increases sympathetic activation and can interfere with sleep and relaxation (Brosschot et al., 2007; Ekstedt et al., 2009; Murnieks et al., 2020), which seems to be important in the treatment of ED (Almén, 2021).”
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- Authors
- Ekstedt, M., Söderström, M., & Åkerstedt, T.
- Affiliations
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Ekstedt, Mirjam
- Venue
- Biological Psychology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 267-273
- ISSN
- 0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2044354462
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 76
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Keywords
- burnout, sleep physiology, fatigue recovery, return to work, sleep continuity, sleep fragmentation, arousal, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, anxiety, depression, white-collar workers, long-term sick leave
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Burnout, Professional, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors, Odds Ratio, Polysomnography, Sick Leave, Mood Disorders, Recovery of Function
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