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Shantha M W Rajaratnam1, Laura K Barger, Steven W Lockley
1Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
JAMA
|December 22, 2011
Resumen
Los trastornos del sueño son comunes en los agentes de policía y están vinculados a importantes problemas de salud, seguridad y rendimiento. El diagnóstico y el tratamiento tempranos son cruciales para el bienestar de los oficiales y la seguridad pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud ocupacional y salud en el trabajo.
- Medicina del sueño Medicina del sueño.
- La seguridad pública de la seguridad pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los trastornos del sueño a menudo no se diagnostican, lo que afecta la salud, la seguridad y la seguridad pública de los agentes de policía.
- Los trastornos del sueño no tratados en la aplicación de la ley representan un riesgo tanto para los oficiales como para las comunidades a las que sirven.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para evaluar la prevalencia de trastornos del sueño entre los agentes de policía de América del Norte.
- Cuantificar la asociación entre el riesgo de trastornos del sueño y los resultados de salud, seguridad y rendimiento autoinformados en esta población.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio de cohorte transversal y prospectivo en el que participaron 4957 agentes de policía norteamericanos.
- Datos recopilados a través de exámenes de detección en línea / in situ y encuestas de seguimiento mensuales durante dos años (julio de 2005 a diciembre de 2007).
- Evaluar las condiciones de salud comórbidas, el rendimiento y los resultados de seguridad.
Principales resultados:
- El 40,4% de los oficiales dieron positivo en la detección de al menos un trastorno del sueño, a menudo no diagnosticado.
- La detección positiva de trastornos del sueño se correlacionó con una mayor prevalencia de afecciones de salud física / mental (por ejemplo, diabetes, depresión, enfermedades cardiovasculares).
- Los oficiales con pantallas positivas de trastorno del sueño informaron mayores tasas de errores graves, quedarse dormido mientras conduce, violaciones de seguridad relacionadas con la fatiga, absentismo y problemas de ira.
Conclusiones:
- Los trastornos del sueño son frecuentes entre los agentes de policía de América del Norte.
- Existe una asociación significativa entre los trastornos del sueño y los resultados adversos para la salud, el rendimiento y la seguridad en este grupo demográfico.
- Los hallazgos subrayan la importancia de abordar los trastornos del sueño en la aplicación de la ley para mejorar el bienestar y la eficacia operativa.
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