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## Objective: We examined whether firefighters in taiwan have a sleep problem and investigated the related factors of poor sleep quality. ## Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 2123 male shift firefighters in the greater taipei area were invited, and 37.7% of them satisfactorily completed the questionnaire online. the chinese version of pittsburgh sleep quality index (psqi) was used to evaluate sleep quality. multiple logistic and linear regression analyses were used to determine the associations among demographic characteristics, work-related characteristics, and poor sleep quality. ## Results: As revealed by 801 valid questionnaires, 77.2% were poor sleepers (psqi cutoff score > 6), and 61.2% reported incomplete off-duty in the past month. moreover, 42.6% of incomplete off-duty workers reported extended overtime of more than 5 h on off-duty days in the past month. poor sleep quality was associated with the following factors: (1) demographic characteristics: age, working tenure, having children, and chronotype and (2) work-related characteristics: shift schedule and incomplete off-duty. the final model for poor sleep quality as per psqi included age, chronotype, shift schedule

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Author

Rou-Shiuan Huang; Yi-Chuan Chen; Shang-Yin Tsai; Yan-Siang Eason Huang; Yue-Liang Leon Guo

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)