輪班工作對台灣某工廠之睡眠品質的影響

Impacts of Shift-Work on Sleep Quality in a Taiwanese Factory

徐愫儀(Su-Yi Hsu) ； 塗雅雯(Ya-Wen Tu) ； 石東生(Tung-Sheng Shih) ； 陳濘宏(Ning-Hung Chen) ； 王拔群(Pa-Chun Wang) ； 林茵(Ying Lin) ； 陳昌偉(Chang-Wei Chen) ； 陳秋蓉(Chiou-Jong Chen) ； 林君黛(June-Dian Lin) ； 李學禹(Hsueh-Yu Li) ； Richard E. Gliklich

《輔仁醫學期刊》 5卷4期 (2007/12) Pp. 189-202

摘要

Objectives: To investigate the impacts of shift-work on general sleep quality, day-time sleepiness, and snoring problems of employees of a Taiwanese factory using sleep-related surveys. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional cohort study was conducted using 1719 (of 14,725, 11.7%) randomly selected employees from a factory. The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Snore Outcomes Survey (SOS) were administered. Descriptive data are shown as the number (%). Statistical analyses were conducted using unpaired t-test and Chi-squared test. Results: The survey return rate was 99.0% (N=1701) (including 1634 males, 96.1%). The mean age of interviewed employees was 45.7±7.5 years. Severe snoring occurred in 151 (SOS＜55, 12.1%) and severe daytime sleepiness in 150 (ESS＞12, 11.9%). Caffeine containing soft drinks were commonly used by shift-workers (p＜0.05). Shift-workers performed more poorly in terms of general sleep quality and sleepiness, and had more snoring problems (p＜0.05). Conclusions: The study shows that shift-work is a risk factor for sleep dysfunction, daytime sleepiness, and snoring problems. Factory owners should pay more attention to shift-work-related problems to enhance employee health.

關鍵字

睡眠障礙 ； 睡眠品質 ； 日間嗜睡 ； 打鼾

並列摘要

Objectives: To investigate the impacts of shift-work on general sleep quality, day-time sleepiness, and snoring problems of employees of a Taiwanese factory using sleep-related surveys. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional cohort study was conducted using 1719 (of 14,725, 11.7%) randomly selected employees from a factory. The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Snore Outcomes Survey (SOS) were administered. Descriptive data are shown as the number (%). Statistical analyses were conducted using unpaired t-test and Chi-squared test. Results: The survey return rate was 99.0% (N=1701) (including 1634 males, 96.1%). The mean age of interviewed employees was 45.7±7.5 years. Severe snoring occurred in 151 (SOS＜55, 12.1%) and severe daytime sleepiness in 150 (ESS＞12, 11.9%). Caffeine containing soft drinks were commonly used by shift-workers (p＜0.05). Shift-workers performed more poorly in terms of general sleep quality and sleepiness, and had more snoring problems (p＜0.05). Conclusions: The study shows that shift-work is a risk factor for sleep dysfunction, daytime sleepiness, and snoring problems. Factory owners should pay more attention to shift-work-related problems to enhance employee health.

並列關鍵字

sleep dysfunction ； sleep quality ； daytime sleepiness ； snoring