title: The association of social support at work and in private life with sleeping problems in the Finnish health 2000 study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the associations of social support at work and in private life with sleeping problems and use of sleep medication.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the nationwide Health 2000 Study, with a cohort of 3430 employees, social support at work and in private life, and sleep-related issues were assessed with self-assessment scales. Purchases of sleep medication over a 3-year period were collected from the nationwide pharmaceutical register of the Social Insurance Institution.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Low social support from supervisor was associated with tiredness (odds ratio [OR] 1.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.26 to 2.23) and sleeping difficulties within the previous month (OR 1.74, 95% CI = 1.41 to 1.92). Low support from coworkers was associated with tiredness (OR 1.55, 95% CI = 1.41 to 1.92), sleeping difficulties within the previous month (OR 1.77, 95% CI = 1.32 to 2.36), and only among women, with short sleep duration (OR 2.06, 95% CI = 1.22 to 3.47). Low private life support was associated with short sleep duration (OR 1.49, 95% CI = 1.13 to 1.98) and among women, with sleeping difficulties (OR 1.46, 95% CI = 1.08 to 1.33).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low social support, especially at work, is associated with sleeping-related problems.
authors.affiliation: Turku Centre for Occupational Health, Turku, Finland. marjo.sinokki@utu.fi
authors.forename: Marjo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sinokki
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahola
authors.forename: Katariina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hinkka
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sallinen
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Härmä
authors.forename: Pauli
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puukka
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klaukka
authors.forename: Jouko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lönnqvist
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virtanen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020920:Dyssomnias / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives