Associations between sleep disturbances, mental health outcomes and burnout in firefighters, and the mediating role of sleep during overnight work: A cross‐sectional study

• DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12869
• Publication Date: 2019-05-27T03:59:33Z
• Authors: Alexander P. Wolkow; Laura K. Barger; Conor S. O'Brien; Jason P. Sullivan; Salim Qadri; Steven W. Lockley; Charles A. Czeisler; Shantha M. W. Raj...
• Keywords: Sleep; Cross-sectional study

Abstract This study investigated whether sleep disorder risk and mental health outcomes in firefighters were associated with burnout, particularly emotional exhaustion, examined the mediating role of at work these relationships. A secondary aim was to investigate associations between habitual characteristics burnout. North American ( n = 6,307) completed Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional depersonalisation, personal accomplishment), screened for disorders self‐reported current conditions characteristics. Multiple logistic regression analyses sleep, Firefighters screening positive a disorder, insomnia, had increased exhaustion (adjusted odds ratio 3.78, 95% confidence interval 2.97–4.79). self‐reporting condition greater 3.45, 2.79–4.27). Sleep during overnight mediated impact having on high Sleepiness deficit (difference required actual sleep), even without risk, depersonalisation 1.65, 1.34–2.03 adjusted 1.29, 1.06–1.57, respectively) low accomplishment 1.25, 1.07–1.47 1.17, 1.01–1.35, respectively). problems burnout firefighters, The results suggest need examine effectiveness occupational interventions that improve opportunity together treating disorders, reduce risk.