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Sleep problems in Japanese industrial workers
Author(s) -
Inoue Yuichi,
Hiroe Yu,
Nishida Masahiro,
Shirakawa Shuichiro
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00684.x
Subject(s) - shift work , sleep (system call) , psychology , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , working hours , medicine , clinical psychology , computer science , pathology , labour economics , economics , operating system
In order to investigate the prevalence of a disordered condition due to shift work (DCSW) and the influence of sleep disorders on the performance of working and driving, a preliminary questionnaire was conducted on industrial workers. Among 332 shift workers, 110 (33.1%) were found to suffer from DCSW. Subjects with DCSW were found to be working shorter periods in shift work than were subjects without DCSW. The rate of sleepiness‐related troubles while driving and working were highest in the subjects with probable hypersomnia. This finding encourages the need for early diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders among industrial workers.