Sleep problems are related to commuting accidents rather than to workplace accidents

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to verify the relationships between sleep problems and both commuting and workplace accidents in workers of both sexes. Methods: The study was carried out with a sample of workers (n = 2993; 50.2% female) from the Chilean Quality of Life Survey (ENCAVI) 2015–2016, while the rates of both workplace and commuting accidents were extracted from the statistics of the Superintendence of Social Security (SUSESO 2015; 180,036 and 52,629 lost-time accidents, respectively). Results: Chilean workers sleep less than the rest of the people in the country (MW = 7.14 vs. MO = 7.33; t (6789) = − 5.19; p