Journal article
The role of sleepiness, sleep disorders, and the work environment on heavy-vehicle crashes in 2 Australian states
MR Stevenson, J Elkington, L Sharwood, L Meuleners, R Ivers, S Boufous, A Williamson, N Haworth, M Quinlan, R Grunstein, R Norton, K Wong
American Journal of Epidemiology | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt305
Abstract
Heavy-vehicle driving involves a challenging work environment and a high crash rate. We investigated the associations of sleepiness, sleep disorders, and work environment (including truck characteristics) with the risk of crashing between 2008 and 2011 in the Australian states of New South Wales and Western Australia. We conducted a case-control study of 530 heavy-vehicle drivers who had recently crashed and 517 heavy-vehicle drivers who had not. Drivers' crash histories, truck details, driving schedules, payment rates, sleep patterns, and measures of health were collected. Subjects wore a nasal flow monitor for 1 night to assess for obstructive sleep apnea. Driving schedules that included t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
[ "This study was funded by a competitive grant from the Australian Research Council (grant LP0776308) along with industry funding from the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (now the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development); DiagnoseIT; Main Roads Western Australia; the National Transport Commission; Queensland Transport (now the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads); and the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (now Transport for New South Wales).", "M.R.S., R. I., A. W., and R. G. are supported by National Health and Medical Research Council fellowships. L. S. was supported by an Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) scholarship from the Australian Research Council." ]