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Factors related to sleep disorders among male firefighters

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Lim, Dong-Kyun, Baek, Ki-Ook, Chung, In-Sung, Lee, Mi-Young·2014·Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
DOI 10.1186/2052-4374-26-11PMC PMC4032819
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with sleep disorders in male firefighters working in a metropolitan city in South Korea. METHODS: Self-administered questionnaires including the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form, Psychosocial Well-Being Index-Short Form, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, and Beck-Depression Inventory-2 as well as surveys collecting socio-demographic characteristics and work-related factors were given to 730 male firefighters. After exclusion for missing data, 657 male firefighters were included, and logistic regression analysis adjusted for the work-related factors, psychosocial factors, and general risk factors were used to assess the relationship between sleep disorders and associated factors. RESULTS: The prevalence of sleep disorders was 48.7%. Shift work (adjusted OR 1.58, 95% CI = 1.02-2.45), musculoskeletal symptoms (adjusted OR 2.89, 95% CI = 2.02-4.14), and depression (adjusted OR 7.04 95% CI = 4.03-12.30) were associated with sleep disorders. CONCLUSIONS: Musculoskeletal symptoms, shift work, and depression are associated with sleep disorders. Integrated health management is needed to promote good sleep quality among firefighters.

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  • In a study of 657 full-time firefighters in a metropolitan area of South Korea, 48.7% reported poor sleep quality on the PSQI.

    “Lim et al. [44] assessed the sleep quality of 657 full-time firefighters in a metropolitan area of South Korea using the PSQI. In total, 48.7% reported poor sleep quality; however, shift-workers reported significantly higher levels of poor sleep quality (51.6%) than the non-shift-workers (38.5%).”

    From The Cyclical Battle of Insomnia and Mental Health Impairment in Firefighters: A Narrative Review (2024) · cites this paper as [44]

    The Study population section identifies 657 firefighters from five fire stations in a South Korean metropolitan city; the Variables and Results sections confirm PSQI measurement and 320 participants (48.7%) with poor sleep quality. Our copy does not specify that the firefighters were full-time. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Among South Korean full-time firefighters, shift-workers reported significantly higher levels of poor sleep quality (51.6%) than non-shift-workers (38.5%).

    “Lim et al. [44] assessed the sleep quality of 657 full-time firefighters in a metropolitan area of South Korea using the PSQI. In total, 48.7% reported poor sleep quality; however, shift-workers reported significantly higher levels of poor sleep quality (51.6%) than the non-shift-workers (38.5%).”

    From The Cyclical Battle of Insomnia and Mental Health Impairment in Firefighters: A Narrative Review (2024) · cites this paper as [44]

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  1. Kim MH A study on the effectiveness and characterisitics of management system in fire administration 1996 Seoul: Master’s Dissertation, Korea University Korean
  2. Kim MO The Study of Risk Factors of Sleep Disorder Symptoms in Subway Drivers 2007 PhD thesis: Department of Medicine, Graduate School Public Health, Pusan National Univ Korean

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Authors
Lim, D.-K., Baek, K.-O., Chung, I.-S., & Lee, M.-Y.
Affiliations
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center (KR)
ORCID
Chung, In-Sung
Venue
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Publisher
Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Published
2014-05-22
Volume
26
Issue
1
Pages
11-11
ISSN
2052-4374 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/2052-4374-26-11
PMC
PMC4032819
OpenAlex
W2121800474
Cited by
79
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
4.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KUMeL Repository (Keimyung University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Performance
Keywords
sleep disorders, firefighters, shift work, musculoskeletal symptoms, depression, sleep quality, occupational stress, psychosocial well-being, occupational health

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