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Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season

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Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season. / McGillis, Zachary; Dorman, Sandra; Robertson, Ayden et al.
In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol. 59, No. 12, 31.12.2017, p. 1188-1196.

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McGillis, Z, Dorman, S, Robertson, A, Lariviere, M, Leduc, C, Eger, T, Oddson, B & Lariviere, C 2017, 'Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season', Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, vol. 59, no. 12, pp. 1188-1196. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001175

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McGillis, Z., Dorman, S., Robertson, A., Lariviere, M., Leduc, C., Eger, T., Oddson, B., & Lariviere, C. (2017). Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 59(12), 1188-1196. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001175

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McGillis Z, Dorman S, Robertson A, Lariviere M, Leduc C, Eger T et al. Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2017 Dec 31;59(12):1188-1196. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001175

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McGillis, Zachary ; Dorman, Sandra ; Robertson, Ayden et al. / Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season. In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2017 ; Vol. 59, No. 12. pp. 1188-1196.

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title = "Sleep Quantity and Quality of Ontario Wildland Firefighters Across a Low-Hazard Fire Season",
abstract = "Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the sleep quality, quantity, andfatigue levels of Canadian wildland firefighters while on deployment.Methods: Objective and subjective sleep and fatigue measures were collected using actigraphy and questionnaires during non-fire (Base) and fire (Initial Attack and Project) deployments. Results: Suboptimal sleep quality and quantity were more frequently observed during high-intensity, Initial Attack fire deployments. Suboptimal sleep was also exhibited during nonfire (Base) work periods, which increases the risk of prefire deployment sleep debt. Self-reported, morning fatigue scores were low-to-moderate and highest for Initial Attack fire deployments. Conclusions: The study highlights the incidence of suboptimal sleep patterns in wildland firefighters during non-fire and fire suppression work periods. These results have implications for the health and safety practices of firefighters given the linkbetween sleep and fatigue, in a characteristically hazardous occupation.",
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