TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Shift-work and suicide ideation among police officers
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Violanti, John M.
A1  - Charles, Luenda E.
A1  - Hartley, Tara A.
A1  - Mnatsakanova, Anna
A1  - Andrew, Michael E.
A1  - Fekedulegn, Desta
A1  - Vila, Bryan
A1  - Burchfiel, Cecil M.
SP  - 758 
EP  -  768
VL  - 51
IS  - 10
N2  - BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional study assessed the association of shift work with suicide ideation among police officers. METHODS: Shift work was based on daily payroll records over 5 years (41 women, 70 men). Standardized psychological measures were employed. ANOVA and Poisson regression were used to evaluate associations. RESULTS: Among policewomen with increased depressive symptoms, prevalence of suicide ideation increased by 116% for every 10-unit increase in percentage of hours worked on day shift (prevalence ratio (PR) = 2.16; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.22-3.71). Among policemen with higher (but not lower) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, prevalence of suicide ideation increased by 13% with every 10-unit increase in the percentage of hours worked on afternoon shift (PR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.00-1.22). CONCLUSION: Prevalence of suicide ideation significantly increased among policewomen with higher depressive symptoms and increasing day shift hours, and among policemen with higher PTSD symptoms with increasing afternoon shift hours.  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20629
ID  - ref1
ER  -