查看更多>>摘要：Objectives: This exploratory study examines workplace factors, sleep, sleep disorders, and safety among older (age 50 years and above) yellow taxi drivers in New York City (NYC) of South Asian descent. Methods: Using street intercept methods, quantitative data was collected among yellow taxi drivers in NYC (n = 27) from January-March 2020. Results: Among drivers, higher than normal sleepiness was identified in 33%, sleeping fewer than 7 hours on worknights work nights was reported by 52%, and 37% were at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Among drivers, 11% (n = 3) reported a motor vehicle accident in the past year and all drivers who reported an accident were at high risk for OSA. Conclusions: Findings from this hard-to-reach and understudied population revealed that most drivers did not report sufficient sleep on work nights. Results found over one-third of drivers had high OSA risk and drivers at high risk for OSA contributed to all reports of motor vehicle crashes. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
查看更多>>摘要：Objective: This study explored the association between common mental disorders (CMD) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) in women, while considering poor sleep quality as a potential effect modifier of this relationship. Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with a representative sample of 1068 women (age 20-69 years) living in the urban area of Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil. CLBP was defined as pain lasting for >= 3 months; CMD was assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20; score >= 8); poor sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI; score >= 5). Poisson regression with robust variance was used to estimate the prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: The prevalence of CLBP, CMD, and poor sleep quality was 46.8% (95% CI: 43.8-49.8), 33.5% (95% CI: 30.3-36.3), and 42.3% (95% CI: 39.3-45.2), respectively. Poor sleep quality was a significant modifier of the association between CMD and CLBP. Among women with poor sleep quality, women with CMD had a 48% higher probability of having CLBP compared to women without CMD and after adjustment for confounders (PR = 1.48; 95% CI: 1.23-1.77; p < 0.001). The relationship between CMD and CLBP was not statistically significant in women with good sleep quality. Conclusions: This study revealed a significant relationship between CMD and CLBP, wherein poor sleep quality acted as an effect modifier. Women with CMD and poor sleep quality were more vulnerable to CLBP. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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