Musculoskeletal pain and insomnia among workers with different occupations and working hours

Author(s)

Moreno, Claudia R. C. ; Lowden, Arne ; Vasconcelos, Suleima ; Marqueze, Elaine C.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: CHRONOBIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL; v. 33, n. 6, p. 5-pg., 2016-01-01.

Abstract

Several studies have shown a bidirectional relationship between insomnia and pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether working hours and type of occupation are associated with insomnia, pain and insomnia plus pain. Insomnia and musculoskeletal pain symptoms were measured in airline pilots, rural workers and factory workers using validated indexes. Rural and night work were predictors for the outcomes (insomnia and pain). However, musculoskeletal pain was found to be a predictor of insomnia but not vice versa. The current findings suggest that working hours and type of occupation play a role in the sleep-pain relationship. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/19563-0 - The work temporal organization and its effects on health and wellbeing of factory workers and rubber tappers from an Amazonian extractive reserve
• Grantee: Claudia Roberta de Castro Moreno
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 14/26002-2 - 22nd International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time
• Grantee: Elaine Cristina Marqueze
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Meeting - Abroad
• FAPESP's process: 14/01514-0 - INFLUENCE OF DAYLIGHT EXPOSURE ON WORKERS HEALTH AND SLEEP AT NORTHERN AND EQUATORIAL LATITUDES.
• Grantee: Claudia Roberta de Castro Moreno
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research