Effects of co-sleeping with a shift worker on sleep, mood and cognitionopen access
- Authors
- Lim, Joonyoung; Lee, Jooyoung; Jeon, Sehyun; Lee, Somi; Kim, Seog Ju
- Issue Date
- Dec-2023
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Keywords
- Co-sleep; Cognition; Mood; Shift work; Sleep
- Citation
- SSM - Population Health, v.24
- Indexed
- SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- SSM - Population Health
- Volume
- 24
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/109653
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101530
- ISSN
- 2352-8273
2352-8273
- Abstract
- Objective: Although the negative effects of shift work on workers' sleep and mood are well-known, the effects of shift work on their sleep partners' sleep and mood have rarely been investigated. The current study explored the effects of co-sleeping with a shift worker (SW) on the partner's subjective sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depressive symptoms, and cognitive disturbances. Methods: Online sleep and work-environment self-report questionnaires (e.g., including the presence of co-sleepers, work schedules of the co-sleepers, and their work schedules) were administered. The questionnaires also included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), and the short-term Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Participants consisted of co-sleepers of SWs (n = 657), co-sleepers of non-SWs (n = 2186), and solo sleepers (n = 2432). Results: Significant between-group differences in the PSQI, ESS, CFQ, and CES-D were observed after controlling for age, gender, work shift, and parenting (p < 0.001). Co-sleepers of SWs showed higher PSQI, ESS, CFQ, and CES-D scores than co-sleepers of non-SWs and solo sleepers. Solo sleepers reported significantly higher PSQI and CES-D scores than co-sleepers of non-SWs. The PSQI, ESS, CFQ, and CES-D scores were significantly correlated in all groups. The association between the ESS and PSQI was stronger in co-sleepers of SWs than in solo sleepers. The association between the ESS and CES-D was stronger in co-sleepers of SWs than in solo sleepers. Conclusions: Co-sleeping with SWs is associated with poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depressive symptoms, and cognitive disturbances in the partner. © 2023 The Authors
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