ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Mental Health of Canadian Firefighters: The Impact of Sleep.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effectiveness of Debriefing on the Mental Health of Rescue Teams: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of sleep disorders among first responders for medical emergencies: A meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Alcohol Use Among Korean Firefighters: The Roles of Coping Motives for Drinking and Family Support.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Sleep Quality of Han Chinese and Tibetan Firefighters at High Altitude: A Field Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Anger and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Firefighters After a Firefighting Operation with Two Team Member Fatalities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with insomnia among firefighting personnel in Dhaka division, Bangladesh.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cross-Sectional Analysis of Psychological Mediators Between Occupational Trauma and PTSD in Metropolitan Firefighters.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Psychological Disturbances and Associated Risk Factors in Chinese Mine Rescuers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Article
- Sleep quality and mental disorder symptoms among correctional workers in Ontario, Canada.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Cyclical Battle of Insomnia and Mental Health Impairment in Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Firefighters' medical use and Korean Medicine experience in Korea: A qualitative study protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Mobile phone addiction and mental health: the roles of sleep quality and perceived social support.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Volunteer and career firefighters are at risk of major depressive disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol use disorder, and other mental health disorders due to the demanding and unpredictable nature of their employment. The mental health risks are exacerbated by the need to work extended hours, night shifts, and/or rotating schedules, or the competing demands of other employment, especially in volunteer firefighters. The mental health disorders and risk factors interact with altered sleeping patterns. In the current study, we examined volunteer and career firefighters regarding the association between mental health and sleep, drawing from a national Canadian mental health survey of 1217 firefighters. Most (69%) of the firefighters reported less than ideal sleep quality and 21% screened positive for clinical insomnia, with no significant difference between volunteer and career subgroups. Firefighters with insomnia had higher odds ratios (OR) and frequencies for PTSD (OR = 4.98), generalized anxiety disorder (OR = 7.15), panic disorder (OR = 6.88), social phobia (OR = 4.98), and major depressive disorder (OR = 7.91), than firefighters without insomnia. The burden of sleep disorders and their association with mental health disorders suggests that sleep should be considered in health monitoring and self-management, environmental design, fire service work-organization policies, and health programming.
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