Prevalence of sleepiness in a group of Brazilian lorry drivers

Canani, Simone Fagondes; John, Angela Beatriz; Raymundi, Marcelo Gregorio; Schönwald, Suzana Veiga; Barreto, Sérgio Saldanha Menna

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2005.03.007

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“…Although over 90% of RTI-related deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, the few epidemiological studies examining driver sleepiness as a risk factor for crashes and related injuries in this context have primarily focused on truck drivers [5,7,[28][29][30]. The high prevalence of driving while [7], and Brazilian bus/truck drivers (22%) [29], and Thai (75%) [30], suggests the contribution of this factor to RTI in less resourced settings may be under-appreciated.…”

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“…The high prevalence of driving while [7], and Brazilian bus/truck drivers (22%) [29], and Thai (75%) [30], suggests the contribution of this factor to RTI in less resourced settings may be under-appreciated. A study among Thai commercial bus/truck drivers attributed 23% of crashes to driver sleepiness [30], while another study among Brazilian truck drivers reported significant proportions of crashes or near-miss crashes could be accounted for by excessive daytime sleepiness (18%), snoring (24%), and driver sleepiness (16%) [7].…”

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The Impact of Aggressive Behaviour, Sleeping, and Fatigue on Road Traffic Crashes as Comparison between Minibus/Van/Pick-up and Commercial Taxi Drivers

Bener¹,

Özkan²,

Yıldırım³

et al. 2017

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Abstract:No study has been conducted to determine the relationship between RTC (road traffic crashes) and depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21), tiredness, fatigues and sleeping. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of aggressive driver behaviour, fatigue and sleeping on RTC comparison between commercial taxi and minibus/van/pick-up cars drivers. A cross-sectional study included a representative sample of 2,300 drivers of which 1,786 drivers (77.6%) agreed to participate. The Manchester DBQ (Driver Behaviour Questionnaire) was used to measure the aberrant driving behaviours leading to accidents. The study is based on the measurement using the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS-21). Participants completed a DASS-21 questionnaire with items related to socio-demographic information, BMI (body mass index), driving experience, fatigue , sleeping, adherence to traffic laws (including speed limits and wearing seat belt), and drivers' driving records. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed. In a representative sampling, the age distribution of the participants ranged from 25 to 65 years with the mean age 38.3±10.2 and the mean annual mileage (km) per month was 14,587±1,741 (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference found between both group minibus/van/pick-up and commercial taxi drivers regarding of their age group (p < 0.001), education (p = 0.003), history of accident (p = 0.003), seat belt use (p = 0.022) time of accident (p = 0.005); crossing red light (p < 0.001), excessive speed limits (p = 0.002), BMI group (p = 0.022), physical activity (p = 0.003), annual mileage in km (p < 0.001), number of working days (p = 0.010) and hours (p = 0.030); number of sleeping hours (p = 0.025), CD music listening (p = 0.010), mobile phone use (p = 0.001), soft drinking (p = 0.002) and cigarette smoking habit (p < 0.001). When the history of RTC was assessed, minibus/van/pick-ups were more likely to be involved in accidents compared to commercial taxi drivers and there was a highly statistically significant difference between both groups. Furthermore, minibus/van/pick-up drivers have more sleeping disorders and fatigue severity compared to commercial taxi drivers. This study revealed that minibus/van/pick-up drivers exhibited more depression, anxiety and stress symptoms compared to commercial taxi drivers. DASS-21 variables were found to contribute significantly to the explanation of the RTC involvement rate. Chronic fatigue and acute sleepiness, and overtime or heavy work-load on car drivers significantly increases the risk of a car crash which a car occupant can be injured or killed. Reductions in RTC may be achieved if fewer people drive when they have fatigue or are sleepy or have been deprived of sleep or drive during rush hours.

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The Impact of Aggressive Behaviour, Sleeping, and Fatigue on Road Traffic Crashes as Comparison between Minibus/Van/Pick-up and Commercial Taxi Drivers

Bener¹,

Özkan²,

Yıldırım³

et al. 2017

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“…It has been reported that EDS affects 0.5-14% of the population, (1)(2)(3)(4) seriously interfering with professional activities, as well as with family and social relationships, and reducing cognitive performance, thereby increasing the risk of accidents in the workplace and traffic accidents. (5)(6)(7)(8) It has been demonstrated that individuals who are sleep-deprived, due to limitations in either the quantity or quality of sleep, often are unable to respond rapidly to external stimuli and have greater difficulty in concentrating, which impairs their ability to perform certain activities, including driving a vehicle. (5,(9)(10)(11) There is evidence that EDS is closely correlated with traffic accidents.…”

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Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil

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Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. Methods: The steps involved in creating the ESS in Brazilian Portuguese (ESS-BR) were as follows: translation; back-translation; comparison (by a committee) between the translation and the back-translation; and testing in bilingual individuals. The ESS-BR was applied to a group of patients who were submitted to overnight polysomnography in order to identify obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), insomnia and primary snoring. A control group was composed of subjects with a history of normal sleep habits, without reported snoring. Results: A total of 114 patients and 21 controls were included. The 8-item scores of the ESS-BR had an overall reliability coefficient of 0.83. The study group was composed of 59 patients with OSAHS, 34 patients with primary snoring and 21 patients with insomnia. One-way ANOVA demonstrated significant differences in ESS-BR scores among the four diagnostic groups (p < 0.001). Post-hoc tests between groups showed that the ESS-BR scores of the patients with insomnia did not differ from those of the controls (p > 0.05). The ESS-BR scores were significantly higher for OSAHS patients and for primary snorers than for controls (p < 0.05). In addition, the scores for OSAHS patients were significantly higher than were those for primary snorers (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of the present study demonstrate that the ESS-BR is a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of daytime sleepiness, equivalent to its original version when applied to individuals who speak Brazilian Portuguese.Keywords: Validation studies; Sleep disorders; Cross-cultural comparison; Disorders of excessive somnolence. ResumoObjetivo: Desenvolver uma versão da escala de sonolência de Epworth (ESE) para o português para uso no Brasil. Métodos: A versão no português do Brasil (ESE-BR) foi desenvolvida de acordo com as seguintes etapas: tradução; retrotradução; comparação entre a tradução e a retrotradução (por um comitê); e aplicação em indivíduos bilín-gues. A ESE-BR foi aplicada a um grupo de pacientes submetidos à polissonografia de noite inteira para identificar síndrome da apneia-hipopneia obstrutiva do sono (SAHOS), insônia e ronco primário. Um grupo controle foi composto de indivíduos com história de hábitos normais de sono, sem ronco aparente. Resultados: Um total de 114 pacientes e 21 controles foram incluídos. Os 8 itens do ESE-BR tiveram um coeficiente de confiabilidade total de 0,83. O grupo em estudo foi composto por 59 pacientes com SAHOS, 34 pacientes com ronco primário e 21 pacientes com insônia. One-way ANOVA demonstrou diferenças significativas nos escores do ESE-BR entre os quatro grupos diagnósticos (p < 0,001). Testes post hoc entre grupos pareados mostraram que os escores do ESE-BR para insones não diferiram daqueles dos controles (p > 0,05). Os escores dos pacientes com SAHOS e nos roncadores primários foram significativamente maiores que os...

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“…[14] ise horlama prevalansını erkeklerde %24.6 bayanlarda %12.8 saptamışlardır. Vardiyalı iş kollarında çalışanlarda horlama başta olmak üzere uyku bozukluklarının daha sık görüldüğü bildirilmektedir [15][16][17][18][19]. Garbarino ve ark.…”

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Sleep Disorders and Occupational Accident in Shift Work Nurses

Sonmez¹,

Ursavaş²,

Uzaslan

et al. 2010

Tur Toraks Der

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of symptoms of sleep related breathing disorders in shiftwork nurses and to evaluate relationship between occupational accident and the symptoms. Material and Method:Data of 410 nurses was evaluated. A questionnaire was administered to get information on their socio-demographic data, presence of witnessed apnea during sleep, the prevalence of snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness and frequency of other symptoms and having any occupational accident. Results:The prevalence of habitual snoring, witnessed apnea, excessive daytime sleepiness was 5.4%, 22.4%, 47.1% respectively. Snoring (p<0.001) and witnessed apnea (p<0.001) prevalence was higher in overweight nurses. Mean values of the body mass index (p<0.001), neck circumflex (p=0.03), co-morbid disease (p<0.001) and the prevalence of witnessed apnea (p<0.001) among the nurses with habitual snoring were statistically higher than the nurses without habitual snoring. 51 nurses (12.4%) had been involved in an occupational accident. The prevalence of snoring (p=0.008) and mean Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) were higher than the group without accidents. The ESS was higher than 10 points in 63 (15.4%) of the interviews. In this group occupational accident prevalence was 4.1 times higher than the group with less than 10 points ESS. Conclusion:We come to the conclusion that interrogating the sleep related disorders symptoms in adults and also performing diagnostic procedures and treatment in case of suspicion may decrease the morbidity of sleep related breathing disorders.

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Prevalence of sleepiness in a group of Brazilian lorry drivers

Cited by 30 publications

References 12 publications

The Impact of Aggressive Behaviour, Sleeping, and Fatigue on Road Traffic Crashes as Comparison between Minibus/Van/Pick-up and Commercial Taxi Drivers

The Impact of Aggressive Behaviour, Sleeping, and Fatigue on Road Traffic Crashes as Comparison between Minibus/Van/Pick-up and Commercial Taxi Drivers

Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil

Sleep Disorders and Occupational Accident in Shift Work Nurses

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