Trial reportSleep2017
Randomized, Prospective Study of the Impact of a Sleep Health Program on Firefighter Injury and Disability.
Trial report in Sleep, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring Clinical Trials to Manage Firefighters' Sleep Quality: A PRISMA Compliant Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of sleep interventions for rotating night shift workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Workplace-Based Employee Health Interventions and Their Impact on Sleep Duration Among Shift Workers.Workplace health & safety · 2021Pooled it
- In Search of Concrete Outcomes-A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Educational Interventions on Reducing Acute Occupational Injuries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Peanut Butter Intake on Sleep Health in Firefighters: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
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- Effects of a Workplace-Based Sleep Health Program on Sleep in Members of the German Armed Forces.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019Trial
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- The Cyclical Battle of Insomnia and Mental Health Impairment in Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Neuroethical considerations and attitudes about neurostimulation as a fatigue countermeasure among emergency responders.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2024Article
- Daily variation in sleepiness among firefighters while working the 24/48 and 48/96 shift schedules.Safety science · 2024Article
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- Mental health of UK firefighters.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Working hours, sleep, and fatigue in the public safety sector: A scoping review of the research.American journal of industrial medicine · 2022Article
- Building Resilience in Firefighters: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- Evaluating "The REST of Your Life," a Workplace Health Program to Improve Employee Sleep, Health, Energy, and Productivity.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2022Article
- The Development, Implementation, and Feasibility of a Circadian, Light, and Sleep Skills Program for Shipboard Military Personnel (CLASS-SM).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Firefighter sleep: a pilot study of the agreement between actigraphy and self-reported sleep measures.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- Mental Health of Canadian Firefighters: The Impact of Sleep.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Study Objectives: Firefighters' schedules include extended shifts and long work weeks which cause sleep deficiency and circadian rhythm disruption. Many firefighters also suffer from undiagnosed sleep disorders, exacerbating fatigue. We tested the hypothesis that a workplace-based Sleep Health Program (SHP) incorporating sleep health education and sleep disorders screening would improve firefighter health and safety compared to standard practice. Design: Prospective station-level randomized, field-based intervention. Setting: US fire department. Participants: 1189 firefighters. Interventions: Sleep health education, questionnaire-based sleep disorders screening, and sleep clinic referrals for respondents who screened positive for a sleep disorder. Measurements and Results: Firefighters were randomized by station. Using departmental records, in an intention-to-treat analysis, firefighters assigned to intervention stations which participated in education sessions and had the opportunity to complete sleep disorders screening reported 46% fewer disability days than those assigned to control stations (1.4 ± 5.9 vs. 2.6 ± 8.5 days/firefighter, respectively; p = .003). There were no significant differences in departmental injury or motor vehicle crash rates between the groups. In post hoc analysis accounting for intervention exposure, firefighters who attended education sessions were 24% less likely to file at least one injury report during the study than those who did not attend, regardless of randomization (OR [95% CI] 0.76 [0.60, 0.98]; χ2 = 4.56; p = .033). There were no significant changes pre- versus post-study in self-reported sleep or sleepiness in those who participated in the intervention. Conclusions: A firefighter workplace-based SHP providing sleep health education and sleep disorders screening opportunity can reduce injuries and work loss due to disability in firefighters.
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