Sleepiness, long distance commuting and night work as predictors of driving performance

Few studies have examined the effect of working night shift and long distance commuting. We examined the association between several sleep related and demographic variables, commuting distance, night work and use of mobile phones on driving performance. We used a prospective design to recruit partic...

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Published in:PloS one 2012, Vol.7 (9), p.e45856-e45856
Main Authors: Di Milia, Lee, Rogers, Naomi L, Åkerstedt, Torbjörn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Australia
Automobile Driving - standards
Biology
Cell phones
Cellular telephones
Commuting
Demographic variables
Demographics
Driver fatigue
Driving ability
Fatigue
Female
Humans
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Medicine
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Night shifts
Nighttime
Odds Ratio
Participation
Rural Population
Shift work
Sleep
Sleep and wakefulness
Sleep deprivation
Sleep disorders
Sleepiness
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social sciences
Studies
Task Performance and Analysis
Transportation
Work Schedule Tolerance
Workers
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Summary:Few studies have examined the effect of working night shift and long distance commuting. We examined the association between several sleep related and demographic variables, commuting distance, night work and use of mobile phones on driving performance. We used a prospective design to recruit participants and conducted a telephone survey (n = 649). The survey collected demographic and journey details, work and sleep history and driving performance concerning the day the participant was recruited. Participants also completed the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Night workers reported significantly more sleepiness, shorter sleep duration and commuting longer distances. Seven variables were significant predictors of lane crossing. The strongest predictor was acute sleepiness (OR = 5.25, CI, 1.42-19.49, p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0045856