Relación entre somnolencia y turnos de trabajo en una muestra de policia local

  1. García Izquierdo, Mariano
  2. Sánchez Ortuño, María Montserrat
  3. Blasco Espinosa, José Ramón
  4. Llor Esteban, Bartolomé
  5. Sáez Navarro, María Concepción
  6. Ruiz Hernández, José Antonio
Revista:
Enfermería global: revista electrónica trimestral de enfermería

ISSN: 1695-6141

Any de publicació: 2002

Volum: 1

Número: 1

Tipus: Article

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Resum

Background: Excesive daytime sleepiness is a frequent in our socirty and a public health problem due to it association with work and traffic accidents. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the relationship between daytime somnolence, as measured by the ESS and shift-work in a sample of local policemen. Results: Our results show that policemen in permanent shift and morning shift present higher scores in daytime sleepiness. Besides, in this study 36,5% of the sample suffered a job accident, and in 9% of this sample, the accidents were associated to fatigue.