Dec 21, 2011

POLICE SLEEP DISORDERS

POLICE SLEEP DISORDERS
About 40% of police officers screened positive for at least one sleep disorder
in a study published by
Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD,
of
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.
The majority of the police officers had not been diagnosed
with sleep disorders previously.
It affected their driving performance and resulted in administrative errors etc.
Police officers have irregular schedules and work at odd hours.
Consequently they are at greater risk for sleep disorders and injuries.
Body weight was also a factor.
The study included 4,957 officers from the U.S. and Canada
between July 2005 and December 2007.
References:
Journal of the American Medical Association
http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/306/23/2567.full
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