James Lois, Todak Natalie, Best Suzanne
College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington.
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Am J Ind Med. 2017 May;60(5):449-456. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22714. Epub 2017 Mar 30.
To examine the prevalence of sleep disorders, deprivation, and quality in a sample of prison employees, and investigate the relationship between exposure to work-related critical incidents and sleep.
We surveyed 355 Washington State Department of Corrections employees. The survey included the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index and the Critical Incident History Questionnaire.
We found 28% and 45% of the sample reported suffering from Apnea and insomnia, respectively. Over half of the sample reporting sleeping less than 2 h between shifts and being constantly fatigued. We found significant associations between exposure to critical incidents and sleep problems.
Prison workers are in desperate need of help to improve their sleep. Our findings suggest the importance of continued investigation of prison worker sleep health using objective measures, toward the development of programs for improving sleep and resilience to critical incidents and stress.
调查监狱工作人员样本中睡眠障碍、睡眠剥夺及睡眠质量的流行情况，并研究与工作相关的重大事件暴露与睡眠之间的关系。
我们对355名华盛顿州惩教部员工进行了调查。该调查包括匹兹堡睡眠质量指数和重大事件历史问卷。
我们发现分别有28%和45%的样本报告患有呼吸暂停和失眠。超过一半的样本报告轮班期间睡眠时间不足2小时且经常感到疲劳。我们发现重大事件暴露与睡眠问题之间存在显著关联。
监狱工作人员迫切需要帮助来改善他们的睡眠。我们的研究结果表明，使用客观测量方法持续调查监狱工作人员的睡眠健康状况对于制定改善睡眠以及应对重大事件和压力的恢复力的计划非常重要。
