Frequency of daytime sleepiness and risk of anxiety and depression among shift workers in two selective factories

Autor: Gamze Varol Saraçoğlu, Burcu Tokuç, Sultan Doğan, Ülfiye Çelikkalp, Atilla Saraçoğlu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Turkish Journal of Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 206-216 (2015)
ISSN: 1304-1096
1304-1088
Popis: Objective: This study has performed for determining the frequency of daytime sleepiness and association between anxiety and depression among shift workers in two different factories. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 307 workers who had been working in shifts in two factories in Tekirdağ. The Personal Information Form, The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) were applied to 289 workers who agreed to participate to the study. 246 of the workers who thoroughly completed the forms have been included to the study. After excluding confounding factors, statistical analyses have performed with 201 workers data. Results: The frequency of daytime sleepiness was 10.4% in the study population. Due to HAD Scale it was determined that 13.4 % of workers had anxiety risk and 49.8% had depression risk. The frequency of daytime sleepiness, depression risk and anxiety risk was found high but no statistically significant difference in all three variables was found. In the logistic regression analysis, a statistically significant association was found between daytime sleepiness and anxiety (OR= 3.20; 95% CI:1.12-9.29) and no association with depression. Conclusion: Anxiety frequency was found to be higher among workers who had daytime sleepiness. Referring problematic workers to a hospital for differential diagnosis has been suggested. Wide-ranging studies that analyze shift working, daytime sleepiness and anxiety relations should be done.Key words: Daytime sleepiness, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Shift working.
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