TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Sleep before and after work-related concussion: sex differences in effects and functional outcomes
JO  - Work
A1  - Mollayeva, Tatyana
A1  - Sharma, Bhanu
A1  - Vernich, Lee
A1  - Mantis, Steve
A1  - Lewko, John
A1  - Gibson, Brian
A1  - Liss, Gary
A1  - Kontos, Pia
A1  - Grigorovich, Alisa
A1  - Colantonio, Angela
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Recent studies have started disentangling components of disturbed sleep as part of the post-concussive syndrome, but little is known about the workers with an injury' perspectives on post-injury sleep changes or what causes these changes.     OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of work-related concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (wr-mTBI) on perceptions of refreshing sleep in workers with an injury and to identify the relevant factors responsible for sleep changes.     METHODS: We studied post-concussive changes in sleep in 66 adults (50% men, 42% aged 30-50 years, median post-injury days: 155) who had sustained wr-mTBI and experienced functional limitations long after the injury. We collected sociodemographic, occupational and health status data and identified variables related to post-concussive changes in refreshing sleep.     RESULTS: Forty-seven workers with wr-mTBI (79% of men, 64% of women) perceived their sleep as being refreshing before injury and unrefreshing afterwards (χ2 = 67.70 for change, χ2 = 27.6 for women and χ2 = 41.1 for men, p <  0.0001). Post-concussive losses in refreshing sleep were associated with socio-demographic, occupational, and health status data variables. Sex stratification revealed differences between men and women.     CONCLUSIONS: Workers with wr-mTBI experience clinically meaningful changes in refreshing sleep that are associated with modifiable variables. The observed differences in functional outcomes between men and women warrant further study.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1051-9815
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-203343
ID  - ref1
ER  -