Sleep for heart health: investigating the relationship between work day sleep, days off sleep, and cardiovascular risk in Australian train drivers

DOI Web Site Web Site PubMed 参考文献28件
  • CHAPMAN Janine
    Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Australia National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, Australia
  • NAWEED Anjum
    Appleton Institute for Behavioural Science, Central Queensland University, Australia
  • WILSON Carlene
    Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, Australia Olivia Newton John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre, Australia Department of Psychology and Counselling, La Trobe University, Australia
  • DORRIAN Jillian
    Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia

この論文をさがす

抄録

<p>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in train drivers is associated with health conditions that can result in sudden incapacity. Drivers are at high risk on several CVD risk factors with research suggesting that sleep may predict CVD risk, however this relationship has not yet been explored. This study investigated the link between sleep and CVD risk, in relation to hours of work day and days off sleep. N=309 Australian drivers completed a cross-sectional survey. A CVD risk score was calculated by summing scores from behavioural and biomedical risk factors. Sleep was most frequently cited as the main reason for decline in perceived health status. Main analyses showed that shorter work day sleep (M=5.79 h) was a significant predictor of increased CVD risk (p=0.013). This relationship was moderated by days off sleep, such that when days off sleep (M=8.17 h) was higher, the effect of work day sleep on CVD risk was weaker (p=0.047). Findings indicate the amount of sleep a driver obtains on non-work days may compensate for adverse health outcomes. Successful management of fatigue in safety critical occupations appears essential not only for the prevention of safety hazards, but also for the long-term health of shift workers. Further investigation is warranted.</p>

収録刊行物

参考文献 (28)*注記

もっと見る

キーワード

詳細情報 詳細情報について

問題の指摘

ページトップへ