Prevalence of insomnia symptoms and predictive factors among employees at central government

Abstract

Insomnia can be experienced by employees in both the private sector and the government. Central government agencies play important technical, administrative, and analytical roles in government affairs, such as national assets and important documents. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of insomnia symptoms and factors significantly associated with these symptoms in employees at central government agencies in Jakarta. The present study design was cross-sectional, involving 224 respondents, and data retrieval used questionnaires to determine an insomnia rating scale. Other data collection methods included questionnaire characteristics of the respondents, stress diagnostic survey, self-reporting questionnaire 20, and a heart rate variability analyzer SA 3000P. In the staff offices of central government agencies, the prevalence of insomnia symptoms reached 50%, comprising 44.2% with mild insomnia and 5.8% with moderate insomnia symptoms. In this study, factors with a significant relationship included structural position [odds ratio (OR) 0.64; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.41–0.98], stressor qualitative work overload medium–heavy (OR 2.50; 95% CI 1.02–6.10), and presence of emotional mental disorders (OR 2.76; 95% CI 1.20–6.36). Our study revealed a high prevalence of insomnia symptoms in office employees of central government agencies in Jakarta.