Search Results - "Violanti, John M."

Actigraphy-Based Assessment of Sleep Parameters by Fekedulegn, Desta, Andrew, Michael E, Shi, Mingming, Violanti, John M, Knox, Sarah, Innes, Kim E

“…Actigraphy, a method for inferring sleep/wake patterns based on movement data gathered using actigraphs, is increasingly used in population-based epidemiologic…”
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Police stressors and health: a state-of-the-art review by Violanti, John M, Charles, Luenda E, McCanlies, Erin, Hartley, Tara A, Baughman, Penelope, Andrew, Michael E, Fekedulegn, Desta, Ma, Claudia C, Mnatsakanova, Anna, Burchfiel, Cecil M

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art review on the topic of police stressors and associated health outcomes. Recent empirical…”
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Sleep quality and the cortisol awakening response (CAR) among law enforcement officers: The moderating role of leisure time physical activity by Fekedulegn, Desta, Innes, Kim, Andrew, Michael E., Tinney-Zara, Cathy, Charles, Luenda E., Allison, Penelope, Violanti, John M., Knox, Sarah S.

“…•Physical activity moderated association of poor sleep quality with cortisol awakening response (CAR) in police officers.•In inactive officers, poor sleep…”
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The impact of perceived intensity and frequency of police work occupational stressors on the cortisol awakening response (CAR): Findings from the BCOPS study by Violanti, John M., PhD, Fekedulegn, Desta, Andrew, Michael E, Hartley, Tara A, Charles, Luenda E, Miller, Diane B, Burchfiel, Cecil M

“…Highlights • The study suggests that events or conditions considered highly stressful or violent may be associated with disturbances of the typical awakening…”
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Area under the curve and other summary indicators of repeated waking cortisol measurements by Fekedulegn, Desta B, Andrew, Michael E, Burchfiel, Cecil M, Violanti, John M, Hartley, Tara A, Charles, Luenda E, Miller, Diane B

“…To derive the area under the curve and related summary measures of stress from saliva samples collected over time and to provide insight into the…”
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Prevalence and Trends of Leisure-time Physical Activity by Occupation and Industry in US Workers: the National Health Interview Survey 2004-2014 by Gu, Ja K, Charles, Luenda E, Ma, Claudia C, Andrew, Michael E, Fekedulegn, Desta, Hartley, Tara A, Violanti, John M, Burchfiel, Cecil M

“…Abstract Purpose Studies describing prevalence and trends of physical activity among workers in the United States (U.S.) are scarce. We aimed to estimate…”
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Stressful life events and posttraumatic growth among police officers: A cross‐sectional study by Leppma, Monica, Mnatsakanova, Anna, Sarkisian, Khachatur, Scott, Olivia, Adjeroh, Leonie, Andrew, Michael E., Violanti, John M., McCanlies, Erin C.

“…Police officers often continue to face numerous threats and stressors in the aftermath of a disaster. To date, posttraumatic growth (PTG) has been studied…”
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Shiftwork and Diurnal Salivary Cortisol Patterns Among Police Officers by Charles, Luenda E., Fekedulegn, Desta, Burchfiel, Cecil M., Hartley, Tara A., Andrew, Michael E., Violanti, John M., Miller, Diane B.

“…OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between shiftwork and diurnal salivary cortisol among 319 police officers (77.7% men). METHODS:Information on shiftwork…”
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Atypical Work Hours and Metabolic Syndrome Among Police Officers by Violanti, John M., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Hartley, Tara A., Mnatsakanova, Anna, Fekedulegn, Desta, Andrew, Michael E., Charles, Luenda E., Vila, Bryan J.

“…This study examined whether atypical work hours are associated with metabolic syndrome among a random sample of 98 police officers. Shift work and overtime…”
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Shift Work and Occupational Stress in Police Officers by Ma, Claudia C., Andrew, Michael E., Fekedulegn, Desta, Gu, Ja K., Hartley, Tara A., Charles, Luenda E., Violanti, John M., Burchfiel, Cecil M.

“…Shift work has been associated with occupational stress in health providers and in those working in some industrial companies. The association is not well…”
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Shift work and the incidence of injury among police officers by Violanti, John M., Fekedulegn, Desta, Andrew, Michael E., Charles, Luenda E., Hartley, Tara A., Vila, Bryan, Burchfiel, Cecil M.

“…Background Police officers may be injury prone due to fatigue, erratic work hours, and insufficient sleep. This study explored injury incidence among police…”
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Influence of Work Characteristics on the Association Between Police Stress and Sleep Quality by Ma, Claudia C., Hartley, Tara A., Sarkisian, Khachatur, Fekedulegn, Desta, Mnatsakanova, Anna, Owens, Sherry, Gu, Ja Kook, Tinney-Zara, Cathy, Violanti, John M., Andrew, Michael E.

“…Police officers' stress perception, frequency of stressful events (stressors), and police work characteristics may contribute to poor sleep quality through…”
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Shiftwork and decline in endothelial function among police officers by Charles, Luenda E., Zhao, Songzhu, Fekedulegn, Desta, Violanti, John M., Andrew, Michael E., Burchfiel, Cecil M.

“…Background Our objective was to assess the influence of shiftwork on change in endothelial function. Methods This longitudinal study was conducted in 188…”
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Long Work Hours and Adiposity Among Police Officers in a US Northeast City by Gu, Ja K., Charles, Luenda E., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Fekedulegn, Desta, Sarkisian, Khachatur, Andrew, Michael E., Ma, Claudia, Violanti, John M.

“…Objective: To investigate the associations between long work hours and adiposity measures in police officers. Methods: Participants included 408 officers from…”
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C-reactive protein, Interleukin-6, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology in urban police officers by McCanlies, Erin C., Araia, Sewit Kesete, Joseph, Parveen Nedra, Mnatsakanova, Anna, Andrew, Michael E., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Violanti, John M.

“…► 28.8% of the officers had high PTSD symptomology (IES score ⩾ 26). ► The mean level of CRP did not differ in officers with high PTSD symptomology compared to…”
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Associations Between Body Fat Percentage and Fitness among Police Officers: A Statewide Study by Violanti, John M., Ma, Claudia C., Fekedulegn, Desta, Andrew, Michael E., Gu, Ja K., Hartley, Tara A., Charles, Luenda E., Burchfiel, Cecil M.

“…Police work is generally sedentary although there may be situations that require physical endurance and strength, such as foot chases and arresting suspects…”
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Shift-work and suicide ideation among police officers by Violanti, John M., Charles, Luenda E., Hartley, Tara A., Mnatsakanova, Anna, Andrew, Michael E., Fekedulegn, Desta, Vila, Bryan, Burchfiel, Cecil M.

“…Background This cross‐sectional study assessed the association of shift work with suicide ideation among police officers. Methods Shift work was based on daily…”
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Proposed Performance Measures and Strategies for Implementation of the Fatigue Risk Management Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services by Martin-Gill, Christian, Higgins, J. Stephen, Van Dongen, Hans P. A., Buysse, Daniel J., Thackery, Ronald W., Kupas, Douglas F., Becker, David S., Dean, Bradley E., Lindbeck, George H., Guyette, Francis X., Penner, Josef H., Violanti, John M., Lang, Eddy S., Patterson, P. Daniel

“…Background: Performance measures are a key component of implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of evidence-based guidelines (EBGs). We developed…”
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Leptin, adiponectin, and heart rate variability among police officers by Charles, Luenda E., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Sarkisian, Khachatur, Li, Shengqiao, Miller, Diane B., Gu, Ja K., Fekedulegn, Desta, Violanti, John M., Andrew, Michael E.

“…Objectives Police officers have a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is known to increase CVD risk. Leptin…”
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Suicide clusters in law enforcement: a descriptive analysis by Violanti, John M.

“…PurposeThis study examined the national prevalence of cluster suicides among law enforcement personnel at the county level, the influence on future suicides…”
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