SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Sleep Quality among Police Officers: Implications and Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature.
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- Prevalence of Shift Work Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The relationship between organisational stressors and mental wellbeing within police officers: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
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- Association between police work stress and life satisfaction: the chain mediating roles of perceived social support and sleep disturbances.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- A qualitative study of the unique challenges faced by female police officers in Sweden.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Personality predicts internalizing symptoms and quality of life in police cadets: a comparison of artificial intelligence and parametric approaches.Health & justice · 2025Article
- Sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness in police officers from Kerala, India.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Sleep disorders among Tunisian night-shift workers: a cross-sectional study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Shift Work, Psychological Health Disorders, and Job Security Among Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sleep quality and mental disorder symptoms among correctional workers in Ontario, Canada.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The risk of insomnia by work schedule instability in Korean firefighters.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of work-related burnout and associated factors among police officers in central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Investigative fatigue: how sleep-circadian factors shape criminal investigations.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
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Abstract
Poor sleep is associated with bad health outcomes, worse wellbeing and decreases in performance, productivity and safety at work. Police officers are exposed to several risk factors including extended work schedules, shift work, occupational stress, dangerous and traumatic events and can, as such, develop sleep problems. The aim of the present study was to analyze the sleep quality among police officers. A systematic literature search, in PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, ISI/Web of Science (WoS) and the Cochrane Library was conducted. Original articles, published in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, the primary objective of which was the evaluation of the quality of sleep through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in Police Forces, were selected. From an initial sample of 1,149 studies, 13 articles were included in the meta-analysis (3,722 police officers). The pooled prevalence of bad sleep quality in police officers was 51% [95%CI 42⁻60%]. The pooled global score of the PSQI was 5.6 [95%CI 5.0⁻6.3], corresponding to a low average quality. At the meta-regressions, statistically significant associations could be found for work seniority (in terms of years of service) and being on shift. The poor quality of sleep in police officers could have negative consequences for workers' health and for the safety of third parts. The implementation of health and sleep hygiene promotion programs in police forces is strongly recommended.
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