I disturbi del sonno in ambito lavorativo: indirizzi di sorveglianza sanitaria, prevenzione e gestione del rischio / Sleep disorders and work: guidelines for health surveillance, risk management and prevention
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Disturbi del sonno, Eccessiva sonnolenza diurna, Lavoro a turni e notturno, Sindrome delle apnee ostruttive nel sonno, Infortuni, Sorveglianza sanitaria, Gestione del rischio -Sleep disorders, Excessive daytime sleepiness, Shift and night work, Obstructiv
Abstract
Sleep disorders and work: guidelines for health surveillance, risk management and prevention
Sleep disordersand related diseases are becoming increasingly relevant for the health and wellbeing of the general and working populations.Sleep disorders affect all aspects of health, showing a bi-directionality with health conditions and comorbiditywith several diseases. Consequently, sleep disorders may have severe negative consequences both for theindividual and the enterprise, as well as for society on the whole, in terms of health, productivity and social costs.When considering the disturbances of the sleep/wake cycle, it is important to distinguish between those connectedwith endogenous biological factors from those related to socio-environmental conditions, including work, and thoseassociated with mental and physical diseases, that are often associated and interact with each other. Many sleep disordersare still underestimated and under-valued in clinical practice and, to a much greater extent, in workers’health surveillance. The present paper is aimed at drawing the attention of the occupational health physician to somekey issues, particularly regarding excessive daytime sleepiness, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and shift andnight work, as well as their implications in terms of health and occupational consequences. Information on the mainaspects of clinical diagnosis and health surveillance, as well as risk management and prevention at the workplace,are provided.