From good sleep to health and to quality of life – a path analysis of determinants of sleep quality of working adults in Abu Dhabi

Sleep Science and Practice

Research

Guang Yang¹  Mugheer Alkhaili¹  Asma Alrashdi¹  Hamad Aldhaheri¹  Masood Badri²  Muna Albahar² 

[1] Department of Community Development, P.O. Box 30039, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 12222, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates;Department of Community Development, P.O. Box 30039, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;

关键词: Sleep quality;    Working adults;    Wellbeing;    Quality of life;    Path analysis;    Abu Dhabi;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41606-023-00083-3

 received in 2022-04-19, accepted in 2023-02-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSleep quality has significant impacts on many aspects of quality of life. Therefore, identifying the association of sleep quality with that quality of life domains could lead to deeper insights for social policymakers and professionals to enhance their understanding of the lives of Abu Dhabi working adults. This research focuses on sleep quality among working people in Abu Dhabi. The direct and indirect associations of sleep quality with various quality-of-life domains such as income and housing, physical and mental health, sport and activities, eating habits and obesity, work-life balance, online hours, and social connections are investigated and discussed.MethodsData were drawn from 36,515 full-time employees in both public, and private sectors, obtained from the third Abu Dhabi Quality of Life (QoL) survey aimed to cover all community members using online platforms. Informed by international research on sleep quality, preliminary investigation using correlation analysis and simple regression identified many well-being variables deemed necessary for inclusion in the path model. Path analysis was then performed.ResultsThe final path model produced excellent fit measures. The significant variables directly associated with sleep quality included sleeping hours, social connection, satisfaction with income, satisfaction with residence, subjective physical and mental health, income satisfaction, satisfaction with the surrounding environment, frequency of eating healthy food, work-life balance, and online time. In addition, most variables recorded an indirect association to sleep quality through subjective health.ConclusionsThe importance of multidimensional linkages between many well-being factors influencing sleep quality and subjective health is underscored.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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