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Falling asleep at the wheel among Italian professional drivers (PDs): results from the HiRis PD study.
Rosso, Gian Luca; Perotto, Massimo; Feola, Mauro; Caramella, Michele.
Affiliation
  • Rosso GL; Medical Emergency Service, A.S.L. CN1, Cuneo, Italy, glrosso77@gmail.com.
Int J Occup Med Environ Health ; 27(6): 1005-12, 2014 Dec.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25503893
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

A high percentage of professional drivers (PDs) often report feeling fatigue during their work, and falling asleep at the wheel (FAW) is a major contributing factor to the occurrence of near-miss or actual accidents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of FAW among Italian PDs and the effect of fatigue on this occurrence (corrected for the main predictive factors already known). MATERIAL AND

METHODS:

We performed a cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Data from PDs (N = 497) were used for analyses. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association of reported sudden-onset sleep at the wheel with working conditions and general lifestyle factors.

RESULTS:

Forty-one percent of the interviewees experienced at least 1 episode per month of sudden-onset sleep at the wheel (4.7% per week). Predictive factors of self-reported FAW were age > 55 years old (odds ratio (OR) = 4.91, confidence interval (CI) 1.79-13.50, p < 0.01), traveling more than 40 thousand miles per year (OR = 1.86, 95% CI 1.08-3.22, p < 0.05), body mass index ≥ 30 (OR = 2.16, 95% CI 1.01-4.64, p < 0.05) and Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire score > 22 (OR = 3.93, 95% CI 1.90-8.14, p < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS:

There are different work and human factors underlying FAW among PDs. The Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire might be useful in measuring fatigue in this group and in detecting PDs at high risk of experiencing FAW.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Automobile Driving / Surveys and Questionnaires / Fatigue Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Int J Occup Med Environ Health Journal subject: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Year: 2014 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Automobile Driving / Surveys and Questionnaires / Fatigue Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Int J Occup Med Environ Health Journal subject: MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Year: 2014 Document type: Article