Abstract
Sleep problems, especially insomnia, are a common complaint among adults. International studies have shown prevalence rates between 4.7 and 36.2% for sleep difficulties in general, whereas 13.1–28.1% report insomnia symptoms. Sleep problems are associated with lower social and academic performance and can have a severe impact on psychological and physical health. Psychotherapists are suppliers within the public health system. The goal of this study was to outline sleep characteristics, prevalence of sleep problems, insomnia, and associations of quality of life among psychotherapists. A total of 774 psychotherapists (74.7% women; mean age 46 years) participated in the study. Sleep characteristics, sleep problems, well-being, life satisfaction and workload, as well as specific job demands, were assessed via a questionnaire. Analyses revealed that more than 4.2% of the surveyed psychotherapists have difficulties falling asleep, 12.7% often wake up in the night, and 26.6% feel tired, and 3.4% think that their interrupted sleep affects work performance. About 44.1% of them suffer from symptoms of insomnia. Path models showed that insomnia is significantly related to well-being and life satisfaction.
Highlights
Sleep is fundamental for physical and emotional recovery
Path models showed that insomnia is significantly related to well-being and life satisfaction
Ota and colleagues showed that low social support and an effort-reward imbalance among insomniacs were significantly associated with insomnia at followup
Summary
Sleep is fundamental for physical and emotional recovery. sleeping well is essential to overcome successfully daily hassles and to prevent long-term negative effects of stress on health. Health or good sleep seems to be very important for both physiological and psychological well-being. Stress leads to psychological and physiological arousal, and, leads to impaired sleep [1]. People who perceive their work as hectic or exhausting suffer from disturbed sleep and fatigue significantly more often [3]. Stress due to an imbalance between effort and reward seems to be connected with sleep disturbances [4], whereas this association seems to be more common amongst men [5]. Ota and colleagues showed that low social support and an effort-reward imbalance among insomniacs were significantly associated with insomnia at followup. Overcommitment to work and high job strain among health persons at baseline were associated with insomnia at followup [7]. There is evidence for a relationship between stress at work and impaired sleep
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