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Sleep habits, fatigue, and sleepiness in Chiclayo-Peru's bus drivers

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dc.contributor.author Deza-Becerra, Fatima
dc.contributor.author Rey de Castro, Jorge
dc.contributor.author Gonzales-Gonzales, Carol
dc.contributor.author Leon-Jimenez, Franco Ernesto
dc.contributor.author Osada-Liy, Jorge
dc.contributor.author Rosales-Mayor, Edmundo
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T16:03:20Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T16:03:20Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4758
dc.description.abstract OBJECTIVE: The objectives of the study are to describe sleep habits, fatigue, and sleepiness in Chiclayo's (Peru) bus drivers and explore their relation with traffic accidents. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a non-probability consecutive sampling. The sample size was 126 drivers. Sleepiness was evaluated using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and sleep hygiene with validated questionnaires. We used a history of traffic accident or a near-traffic accident as an independent variable and applied chi-squared, t, and Mann-Whitney U tests to evaluate initial associations, which were later tested with a multivariate analysis. RESULTS: The mean age was 47.8 +/- 9, 7 years, all were male. Twenty-seven (21%) bus drivers drove 10 or more hours per day; twenty-seven (21%) drove 5 or more hours without stopping; and eleven (9%) slept less than 6 h per day. Ninety-three (74%) drivers had fatigue while driving; thirty-one (25%) sleepiness; thirty-six (29%) had an accident or near accident; and (35%) had nodding while driving. Nodding while driving (PR 2.13, IC 1.26-3.59, p < 0.01) and the number of years as a driver (PR 1.03, IC 1.00-1.05, p = 0.02) were associated with an accident or near accident. CONCLUSION: Fatigue, sleepiness, and a history of accident or near accident were frequent. Having had an accident or near accident was significantly associated with nodding while driving and the number of years as a driver in Chiclayo's bus drivers. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries Sleep and Breathing
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Habits en_US
dc.subject Sleep en_US
dc.subject Accidents, Traffic/psychology/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject Automobile Driving/psychology/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject Drivers en_US
dc.subject Fatigue en_US
dc.subject Fatigue/epidemiology/psychology en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Middle Aged en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Sleep hygiene en_US
dc.subject Sleepiness en_US
dc.subject Surveys and Questionnaires en_US
dc.subject Traffic accidents en_US
dc.title Sleep habits, fatigue, and sleepiness in Chiclayo-Peru's bus drivers en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-017-1502-9
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.25
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.07
dc.relation.issn 1522-1709


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