Sleep and mental health in recruit paramedics: a 6-month longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

To explore potential relationships and longitudinal changes in sleep and mental health in recruit paramedics over the first 6 months of work, and whether sleep disturbances pre-emergency work predict future mental health outcomes.

Methods

Participants (N = 101, 52% female, Mage = 26 years) completed questionnaires prior to (baseline), and after 6 months of emergency work to assess for symptoms of insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and trauma exposure. At each timepoint, participants also completed a sleep diary and wore an actigraph for 14 days to assess sleep patterns. Correlations between baseline sleep and mental health were conducted and changes in these variables across timepoints were examined

SUBMITTER: Nguyen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature