Increased risk of sleep problems according to employment precariousness among paid employees in Korea.
nonstandard employment
occupational health
precarious employment
sleep disturbances
working conditions
Journal
American journal of industrial medicine
ISSN: 1097-0274
Titre abrégé: Am J Ind Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8101110
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2023
10 2023
Historique:
revised:
18
07
2023
received:
14
04
2023
accepted:
21
07
2023
medline:
13
9
2023
pubmed:
7
8
2023
entrez:
7
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between precarious employment (PE) and sleep problems among wage workers in Korea. Data from 29,437 wage workers were obtained from the 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey. PE was defined based on four dimensions: employment temporariness, irregularity, lack of protection, and economic vulnerability. A PE index indicating employment precariousness was derived. The outcome variables were three sleep problems experienced over the past year: difficulty initiating asleep; difficulty maintaining sleep' and fatigue upon waking. Multiple logistic regression was performed after adjusting for age, educational level, occupation, job tenure, company size, and working hours, to estimate the association between PE and sleep problems. For both sexes, the risk of all sleep problems significantly increased as the precariousness of employment increased, showing a dose-response relationship. An increased risk of sleep problems is evident as employment becomes more precarious. These findings could help improve the health of workers with PE by addressing sleep problems.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between precarious employment (PE) and sleep problems among wage workers in Korea.
METHODS
Data from 29,437 wage workers were obtained from the 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey. PE was defined based on four dimensions: employment temporariness, irregularity, lack of protection, and economic vulnerability. A PE index indicating employment precariousness was derived. The outcome variables were three sleep problems experienced over the past year: difficulty initiating asleep; difficulty maintaining sleep' and fatigue upon waking. Multiple logistic regression was performed after adjusting for age, educational level, occupation, job tenure, company size, and working hours, to estimate the association between PE and sleep problems.
RESULTS
For both sexes, the risk of all sleep problems significantly increased as the precariousness of employment increased, showing a dose-response relationship.
CONCLUSION
An increased risk of sleep problems is evident as employment becomes more precarious. These findings could help improve the health of workers with PE by addressing sleep problems.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
876-883Informations de copyright
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