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Shift work and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study

Luenda E. Charles (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA)
Cecil M. Burchfiel (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA)
Desta Fekedulegn (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA)
Bryan Vila (Department of Political Science, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington, USA)
Tara A. Hartley (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA)
James Slaven (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA)
Anna Mnatsakanova (Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA)
John M. Violanti (School of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo (JMV), Buffalo, New York, USA)

Policing: An International Journal

ISSN: 1363-951X

Article publication date: 5 June 2007

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Abstract

Purpose

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Working on the night shift is a potential source of occupational stress and has been associated with sleep disorders. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between shift work and sleep problems among police officers from Buffalo, New York.

Design/methodology/approach

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Randomly selected officers (n=111) responded to questions on sleep quality and quantity. Shift work data were obtained from daily payroll records from 1994 to the exam date (1999‐2000). Prevalence ratios (PR) were obtained using Poisson regression models that examined associations of shift work with sleep quality and quantity.

Findings

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Among police officers, night shift work was significantly and independently associated with snoring and decreased sleep duration.

Originality/value

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Although the sleep questions were similar to those used in validated sleep questionnaires, a major strength of this study was the availability of daily work history data on all officers for up to five years prior to the current examination.

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Citation

Charles, L.E., Burchfiel, C.M., Fekedulegn, D., Vila, B., Hartley, T.A., Slaven, J., Mnatsakanova, A. and Violanti, J.M. (2007), "Shift work and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639510710753225

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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