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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The long-term effect of insomnia on work disability: The HUNT-2 historical cohort study
American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 163, No. 11, Year 2006
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Chronic insomnia is common in the general population. Its effect on functioning and disability is usually attributed to an underlying condition, so the diagnosis of insomnia does not qualify for award of a disability pension in the United States or Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate whether insomnia, defined according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, contributed to long-term work disability. Using a historical cohort design, the authors gathered baseline data from a population-based Norwegian health study of 37,308 working-age people not claiming a disability pension through 1995-1997. The outcome was subsequent award of a disability pension (18-48 months after the health screening) as registered by the National Insurance Administration. Insomnia was a strong predictor of subsequent permanent work disability (adjusted odds ratio = 3.90, 95% confidence interval: 3.20, 4.76). Sociodemographic and shift-work characteristics had little confounding effect (adjusted odds ratio = 3.69, 95% confidence interval: 3.00, 4.53), and this association remained significant after adjustment for psychiatric and physical morbidity and for health-related behaviors (adjusted odds ratio = 1.75, 95% confidence interval: 1.40, 2.20). This study suggests that insomnia should receive increased attention as a robust predictor of subsequent work disability. Copyright © 2006 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sivertsen, Børge
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Øverland, Simon Nygaard
Norway, Stavanger
Equinor Asa
Glozier, Nick
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Pallesen, Ståle
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Nordhus, Inger Hilde K.
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Bjorvatn, Björn
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
Statistics
Citations: 146
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/aje/kwj145
ISSN:
14766256
Research Areas
Disability
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative