Sleep Paralysis among Professional Firefighters and a Possible Association with PTSD-Online Survey-Based Study.
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Publication Date
2021-09-07Journal Title
Int J Environ Res Public Health
ISSN
1661-7827
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
18
Issue
18
Language
eng
Type
Article
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Wróbel-Knybel, P., Rog, J., Jalal, B., Szewczyk, P., & Karakuła-Juchnowicz, H. (2021). Sleep Paralysis among Professional Firefighters and a Possible Association with PTSD-Online Survey-Based Study.. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18 (18) https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189442
Abstract
The prevalence of sleep paralysis (SP) is estimated at approximately 7.6% of the world's general population. One of the strongest factors in the onset of SP is PTSD, which is often found among professional firefighters. Our study aimed to assess in the professional firefighter population (n = 831) (1) the prevalence of SP, (2) the relationship between SP and PTSD and (3) the relationship between SP and other factors: the severity of the stress felt, individual tendency to feel anxious and worried and lifestyle variables. The incidence of SP in the study group was 8.7%. The high probability of PTSD was found in 15.04% of subjects and its presence was associated with 1.86 times the odds of developing SP [OR = 1.86 (95% CI: 1.04-3.33); p = 0.04]. Officers who experienced at least 1 SP during their lifetime had significantly higher results in the scales: PCL-5, STAI-T, PSWQ. The number of SP episodes was positively correlated with the severity of symptoms measured by the PCL-5, PSS-10, STAI and PSWQ questionnaires. Further research is needed to assess the importance of SP among the firefighter population in the context of mental and somatic health and to specify methods of preventing SP episodes.
Keywords
Stress, Sleep disorders, Anxiety, Ptsd, Anxiety Disorder, Sleep Paralysis, Parasomnias, Firefighters
Identifiers
PMC8468000, 34574367
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189442
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/330086
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