Cross-sectional analysis of sleep-promoting and wake-promoting drug use on health, fatigue-related error, and near-crashes in police officers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine sleep-promoting and wake-promoting drug use in police officers and associations between their use and health (excessive sleepiness, stress and burnout), performance (fatigue-related errors) and safety (near-crashes) outcomes, both alone and in combination with night-shift work.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Police officers from North America completed the survey either online or via paper/pencil at a police station.

Participants

4957 police participated, 3693 online (91.9%, participation rate) and 1264 onsite (cooperation rate 63.1%).

Main outcome measures

Sleep-promoting and wake-promoting drug use, excessive sleepiness, near-crash motor vehicle crashes, dozing while driving, fatigue errors, stress and burnout.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Ogeil RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6150149 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature