The role of sleep disturbances in the development of trauma-related mental health disorders in paramedics

睡眠不足在有创伤暴露风险的急救人员中很常见。这项研究将调查护理人员的职业生涯，纵向检查睡眠在创伤相关精神健康障碍发展中的作用。研究结果将指导睡眠干预措施，以改善员工的幸福感。对创伤相关疾病治疗的启示将被传递。因此，这项研究在临床上对澳大利亚的急救人员和反应能力至关重要。

Poor sleep is common in emergency personnel at risk of trauma exposure. This research will investigate paramedics over their career, longitudinally examining the role of sleep in the development of trauma-related mental health disorders. Outcomes will guide sleep interventions to improve workforce wellbeing. Implications for treatment of trauma-related disorders will be delivered. The research is thus, of utmost importance clinically, and for Australia’s emergency workers and response capacity.