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The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers

BACKGROUND: Subjective sleep quality may reflect the mental well-being of migrant care workers; however, the related occupational factors remain unclear. This study examines the association between the characteristics of care labor and the subjective sleep quality of female migrants. METHODS: In thi...

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Autores principales: Chen, I-Ming, Lin, Tzu-Yun, Chien, Yi-Ling, Chen, Jennifer Yi-Ying, Chan, Jen-Hui, Liao, Shih-Cheng, Kuo, Po-Hsiu, Chen, Hsi-Chung
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10140529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37124812
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1094513
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author Chen, I-Ming
Lin, Tzu-Yun
Chien, Yi-Ling
Chen, Jennifer Yi-Ying
Chan, Jen-Hui
Liao, Shih-Cheng
Kuo, Po-Hsiu
Chen, Hsi-Chung
author_facet Chen, I-Ming
Lin, Tzu-Yun
Chien, Yi-Ling
Chen, Jennifer Yi-Ying
Chan, Jen-Hui
Liao, Shih-Cheng
Kuo, Po-Hsiu
Chen, Hsi-Chung
author_sort Chen, I-Ming
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description BACKGROUND: Subjective sleep quality may reflect the mental well-being of migrant care workers; however, the related occupational factors remain unclear. This study examines the association between the characteristics of care labor and the subjective sleep quality of female migrants. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, Southeast Asian migrant care workers in Taiwan were recruited using convenience sampling. Data on working conditions, including workplace setting, wage, working hours, psychiatric symptoms of care recipients, and sleep quality measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), were collected through computer-assisted personal interviews. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine the independent relationship between working conditions and the PSQI global score. RESULTS: There were 220 institution-(47.7%) and home-based (52.3%) care workers, and 47.7% had a PSQI score higher than 5. After controlling for covariates, the lowest tertile of wages and daily working hours (> 8 h) were independently correlated with poor sleep quality. Moreover, in the stepwise regression model, wage and working hours remained the most explainable correlates of poor sleep quality. CONCLUSION: This study lent support to the notion that low wages and long working hours are significant occupational factors that negatively impact the subjective sleep quality of female Southeast Asian migrant care workers in Taiwan.
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spelling pubmed-101405292023-04-29 The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers Chen, I-Ming Lin, Tzu-Yun Chien, Yi-Ling Chen, Jennifer Yi-Ying Chan, Jen-Hui Liao, Shih-Cheng Kuo, Po-Hsiu Chen, Hsi-Chung Front Public Health Public Health BACKGROUND: Subjective sleep quality may reflect the mental well-being of migrant care workers; however, the related occupational factors remain unclear. This study examines the association between the characteristics of care labor and the subjective sleep quality of female migrants. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, Southeast Asian migrant care workers in Taiwan were recruited using convenience sampling. Data on working conditions, including workplace setting, wage, working hours, psychiatric symptoms of care recipients, and sleep quality measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), were collected through computer-assisted personal interviews. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine the independent relationship between working conditions and the PSQI global score. RESULTS: There were 220 institution-(47.7%) and home-based (52.3%) care workers, and 47.7% had a PSQI score higher than 5. After controlling for covariates, the lowest tertile of wages and daily working hours (> 8 h) were independently correlated with poor sleep quality. Moreover, in the stepwise regression model, wage and working hours remained the most explainable correlates of poor sleep quality. CONCLUSION: This study lent support to the notion that low wages and long working hours are significant occupational factors that negatively impact the subjective sleep quality of female Southeast Asian migrant care workers in Taiwan. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10140529/ /pubmed/37124812 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1094513 Text en Copyright © 2023 Chen, Lin, Chien, Chen, Chan, Liao, Kuo and Chen. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Chen, I-Ming
Lin, Tzu-Yun
Chien, Yi-Ling
Chen, Jennifer Yi-Ying
Chan, Jen-Hui
Liao, Shih-Cheng
Kuo, Po-Hsiu
Chen, Hsi-Chung
The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
title The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
title_full The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
title_fullStr The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
title_full_unstemmed The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
title_short The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
title_sort associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10140529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37124812
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1094513
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