The effect of sleep on work is now receiving appropriate research attention, yet most results have been based on community (i.e., nonclinical) populations. Based on previous findings that clinical treatment for diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea benefits sleep quality, we hypothesized that sleep quality would mediate the effects of such treatment on work withdrawal behaviors (i.e., emotional exhaustion, cognitive distraction, work neglect, and partial absenteeism). A total of 125 adults with potential sleep apnea, who were referred to a midsized hospital's sleep disorders laboratory, participated in this 3-wave (pretest, posttest 1 month following initial treatment, and a follow-up 3 months later), quasi-experimental study. Clinical assessment using pretest data resulted in 83 participants being diagnosed with sleep apnea and receiving treatment (i.e., continuous positive airway pressure, n = 62; or positional therapy, n = 21); 42 patients who were not diagnosed with sleep apnea comprised the control group. Consistent with our hypotheses, treatment positively affected sleep quality, which in turn decreased emotional exhaustion, cognitive distraction, and partial absenteeism (but not work neglect). We discuss the implications of these findings for future research on sleep and its work-related consequences and organizational practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停治疗对工作戒断的间接影响：一项准实验性治疗结果研究。

睡眠对工作的影响现在正受到适当的研究关注，但大多数结果都是基于社区（即非临床）人群。基于先前的发现，诊断阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的临床治疗有益于睡眠质量，我们假设睡眠质量会介导此类治疗对工作退缩行为（即情绪耗竭、认知分心、工作忽视和部分缺勤）的影响。共有 125 名被转诊至一家中型医院睡眠障碍实验室的潜在睡眠呼吸暂停成年人参加了本次 3 波（初始治疗后 1 个月前测、后测和 3 个月后随访），准实验性学习。使用预测试数据进行的临床评估导致 83 名参与者被诊断出患有睡眠呼吸暂停并接受治疗（即持续气道正压通气，n = 62；或体位治疗，n = 21）；42 名未被诊断为睡眠呼吸暂停的患者作为对照组。与我们的假设一致，治疗对睡眠质量产生了积极影响，从而减少了情绪耗竭、认知分心和部分旷工（但不是工作疏忽）。我们讨论了这些发现对未来睡眠研究及其与工作相关的后果和组织实践的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。与我们的假设一致，治疗对睡眠质量产生积极影响，从而减少情绪耗竭、认知分心和部分旷工（但不是工作疏忽）。我们讨论了这些发现对未来睡眠研究及其与工作相关的后果和组织实践的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。与我们的假设一致，治疗对睡眠质量产生积极影响，从而减少情绪耗竭、认知分心和部分旷工（但不是工作疏忽）。我们讨论了这些发现对未来睡眠及其工作相关后果和组织实践研究的影响。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2020 APA，保留所有权利）。