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Excessive daytime sleepiness in drivers of heavy vehicles
| dc.contributor.author | Nunes, Paulo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, Lucinda S.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Alexandre J.M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-14T17:02:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-14T17:02:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-11-20 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Excessive daytime sleepiness is an entity that has a negative impact on physical and cognitive performance, since it reduces the individual's ability to respond to stimuli. Professional drivers are undoubtedly a class exposed to this entity, endangering their life and others. Objective: To investigate the prevalence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in drivers of heavy trucks and passenger vehicles, comparing it with accidents/near misses accidents and also to relate these variables with the type of vehicle. Methods: This study evaluated 148 drivers, of which 68 were drivers of heavy trucks vehicles, 58 of passenger vehicles and 22 of both types of trucks. Both Epworth Sleepiness Scale and a questionnaire to assess sleeping habits and driving habits were used. Results: The prevalence of sleepiness in drivers is 37,8 % and it was correlated with the total time in bed (r = -0.169, p = 0.040) and with the time of driving of heavy trucks (r = 0.151, p = 0.068). It was found that 14.2 % of accidents and 27.8 % of near misses accidents were due to sleepiness. Highly significant differences in sleepiness and near misses were found (p < 0.001). There was dependence between the type of vehicle and accidents (p = 0.046). Conclusion: In the group of evaluated drivers there is Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, which leads to the significantly increasing risk of accidents/near misses accidents, as well as a higher incidence of accidents in truck drivers compared to drivers of passenger vehicles. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nunes, P., Carvalho, L. S. A. & Pereira, A. J. M. (2015). Excessive Daytime sleepiness in Drivers of Heavy Vehicles. Res Net Health 1, e1- 13. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2183-6841 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/4386 | |
| dc.language.iso | por | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Excessive daytime sleepiness | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Heavy trucks drivers | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Accidents | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Epworth sleepiness scale | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Excessive daytime sleepiness in drivers of heavy vehicles | pt_PT |
| dc.title.alternative | Sonolência diurna excessiva em condutores de veículos pesados | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 13 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.issue | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Research and Networks in Health | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 1 | pt_PT |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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