O074 Does Sleep Duration, Shift work or Sleep Disorder Status Predict Perceived work Performance and Quality of Life in Young Adults?

Abstract

Abstract Young adults are vulnerable to the consequences of disturbed sleep from insufficient sleep, shift work and sleep disorders. The impact of these causes of disturbed sleep on perceived work performance and quality of life (QOL) in young adults is unclear. This study sought to investigate these associations in a community sample of 22-year-old adults. Participants studied (n=565, 53% female) were a subset of the Raine Study. All were employed and provided information on sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnoea by polysomnography and insomnia and restless legs syndrome symptoms by validated questionnaires), shift work status, habitual sleep duration, QOL (Short Form (SF) 12) and perceived work performance (categorical response: perform better, same or worse than most workers). Multinomial and linear regression models adjusted for sex, comorbidities and work hours were used to examine the associations between disturbed sleep with work performance and QOL, respectively. In total 25% of participants had a sleep disorder, 29% were shift workers, and 31% had insufficient sleep (<6 hours). Presence of a sleep disorder was associated with poorer perceived work performance (OR, 2.27; 95%CI, 1.3 – 4.1). Sleep disorders were also associated with significantly lower SF-12 mental (β, -4.19; 95%CI, -5.92 to -2.45, p<0.001) and physical (β, -1.56; 95%CI, -2.70 to -0.42, p<0.008) component scores. Shift work and insufficient sleep were not associated with either perceived work performance or QOL. Identifying and treating sleep disorders in young adults may be important given its negative association with perceived work performance and QOL.