An Investigation of the Relationship between Individual Preparedness of Workers in Crisis Management and Their Overall Health and Sleep Quality

A crisis entails an unanticipated incident that may cause financial losses and claim human casualties. One of the most important actions in crisis management is individual preparedness in dealing with the crisis. The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between individual preparedness in crisis management, and overall health and sleep quality.
This descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015. The study population included 310 staff members of Golgohar Mining and Industrial Company, Iran. The number of incidents in the spring and summer of 2015 was considered as an indicator of individual preparedness in crisis management. In addition, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used for assessing participants’ overall health and sleep quality. The data were analyzed in SPSS software.
Findings: The participating workers had a mean age of 32.2 ± 4 years and a mean work experience of 7.6 ± 4.1 years. The mean body mass index (BMI) of the workers was 25.2 ± 2.72 kg/m2. In order to judge the existence of mental disorders, 23 and 6 were considered as cut-off scores in total PSQI score and scores of each domain, respectively. The results revealed that 32.3% of the workers were likely to suffer from mental disorders. Furthermore, 39.7% of the participants enjoyed satisfactory sleep quality, while 60.3% had unsatisfactory sleep quality.
This study showed that an increase in public health increased individual preparedness in crisis management, and therefore, reduced accidents. However, a significant association was not observed between quality of sleep and accidents.