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Study on Sleep Disorder in Gasoline Service Stations Workers

Authors : Rodrigo Domínguez, Hector Velasquez, Yuri Alvarado, Bárbara Salas

Published in: Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Study objectives: The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effects caused by the sleep disorder in workers of service stations with rotating shift. Method: One hundred and two workers of Forty-five service stations of Valparaiso city participated in this study. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects prior to their participation, in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep. Results: From 102 participants, 52% were good sleepers. About 85% of the participants reported no history of sleep medication usage, almost 7% of the participants in this study report some degree of sleep problems. The mean sleep duration was 6.36 h and the mean score on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was 6,05. Conclusion: The vast majority of the workers evaluated in rotating shifts present easy to sleep.

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Title
Study on Sleep Disorder in Gasoline Service Stations Workers
Authors
Rodrigo Domínguez
Hector Velasquez
Yuri Alvarado
Bárbara Salas
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-20496-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-20497-6

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20497-6_35