Assessment of the Quality of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Among the Professional and Volunteer Firefighters of Loire

Completed

• Conditions: Firefighter
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: socio-demographic data and personal medical history; Diagnostic Test: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Diagnostic Test: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Diagnostic Test: Insomnia Severity Index (ISI); Diagnostic Test: stop-BANG questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT03644758
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Brief Summary

Studies have shown that schedules that most disrupt the normal circadian rhythm have the most harmful consequences. Firefighters positive for a sleep disorder have a higher risk of depression and anxiety; they report more traffic accidents, falling asleep during driving, and worth health felt. Furthermore, some studies suggest that sleep disorders are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This activity is responsible of a worth quality of sleep that could induce a lower effectiveness of emergency response. The consequences of this schedules on sleep and health of French firemen have never been studied.

Detailed Description

In this context, the objective of this observational epidemiological study is to evaluate the quality of sleep of the firefighters of Loire.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-22
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-23
• Study Start: 2018-11-27
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-14
• Study Completion: 2019-05-14
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2019-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 196

Inclusion Criteria

• Any professional or voluntary firefighter active in Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire or in retirement, and also the medical and paramedical staff of Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire.
• Any fireman affiliated to a social security regime.
• Any fireman who has received information from the study and has agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Any fireman unable to understand the study.
• Any fireman having a legal protection measure.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
professional and voluntary firefighter	socio-demographic data and personal medical history	Professional and voluntary firefighter in Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire will be included. They will have to answer at the self-administrated questionnaires. It is composed of 5 parts: socio-demographic data and personal medical history, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG questionnaire.
professional and voluntary firefighter	Epworth Sleepiness Scale	Professional and voluntary firefighter in Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire will be included. They will have to answer at the self-administrated questionnaires. It is composed of 5 parts: socio-demographic data and personal medical history, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG questionnaire.
professional and voluntary firefighter	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	Professional and voluntary firefighter in Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire will be included. They will have to answer at the self-administrated questionnaires. It is composed of 5 parts: socio-demographic data and personal medical history, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG questionnaire.
professional and voluntary firefighter	stop-BANG questionnaire	Professional and voluntary firefighter in Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire will be included. They will have to answer at the self-administrated questionnaires. It is composed of 5 parts: socio-demographic data and personal medical history, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG questionnaire.
professional and voluntary firefighter	Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)	Professional and voluntary firefighter in Service Departmental Fire and Rescue of Loire will be included. They will have to answer at the self-administrated questionnaires. It is composed of 5 parts: socio-demographic data and personal medical history, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG questionnaire.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sleep disturbances	September 2019	Analyzed the percentage of firefighters with a score greater than 5 on the self-administrated questionnaire Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (Buysse and al., 1989).; This score evaluates sleep disturbances.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
exercise of another professional activity	September 2019	Correlation between exercise of another professional activity and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
family status	September 2019	Correlation between shift family status and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
number of years of professional practice	September 2019	Correlation between number of years of professional practice as a firefighter and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
insomnia severity	September 2019	Analyzed the percentage of firefighters totalizing a score of 10 on the auto-administrated questionnaire of Insomnia Severity Index (Bastien 2001).; This score evaluates insomnia severity.
number of interventions by constraint	September 2019	Correlation between number of interventions by constraint and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
status firefighter	September 2019	Correlation between status firefighter (professional or voluntary firefighter) and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
fire station	September 2019	Correlation between fire station and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
excessive drowsiness	September 2019	Analyzed the percentage of firefighters totalizing a score of 10 or more during the self-realization of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (Johns 1991).; This score evaluates excessive drowsiness.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)	September 2019	Analyzed the percentage of firefighters with a high-risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on the STOP-Bang questionnaire (Chung et al., 2012).; This score evaluates the risk of doing an Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
shift schedules 12 or 24 hours	September 2019	Correlation between shift schedules 12 or 24 hours and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
personal medical history	September 2019	Correlation between personal medical history and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.
number of interventions by guard	September 2019	Correlation between number of interventions by guard and the scores of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and stop-BANG.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chu Saint-Etienne; 🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne, France