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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2020.10.004

Relationship Between Sleep Duration and Suicidal Ideation Among Farmers: Safety for Agricultural Injuries of Farmers Cohort Study of Jeju, Korea  

Oh, Jung-Hwan (Department of Neurology, Jeju National University College of Medicin and Graduate School of Medicine)
Yoo, Jeong Rae (Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)
Ko, Seo Young (Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital)
Kang, Jeong Ho (Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)
Lee, Sung Kgun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)
Jeong, Wooseong (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital)
Seong, Gil Myeong (Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)
Lee, Hyun Jung (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jeju National University Hospital)
Song, Sung Wook (Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)
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Safety and Health at Work / v.12, no.1, 2021 , pp. 102-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: This study was conducted to identify the association between sleep duration and suicidal ideation among farmers in Korea. Methods: We used Safety for Agricultural Injuries of Farmers cohort data collected from September 2015 to June 2018, which was an agricultural survey on the health and behaviors of adult farmers in Jeju island, Korea. Results: A total of 964 participants were included in the analysis, and 3.7% of them were identified with having suicidal ideation. The frequencies of average daily sleep duration of <6 h (short sleep), 6-8 h (normal sleep), and >8 h (long sleep) were 24.4%, 70%, and 5.6%, respectively. Multivariate analyses revealed that short sleep duration was significantly associated with suicidal ideation compared with normal sleep duration (odds ratio = 2.49, 95% confidence interval = 1.07-5.77). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that short sleep duration in farmers result in higher suicidal ideation. Because individuals who have suicidal ideation often commit suicide, careful monitoring is required to prevent suicide in farmers with short sleep duration.
Keywords
Farmers; Sleep; Suicide; Thinking;
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