Hábitos del sueño y accidentes de tránsito en conductores de ómnibus interprovincial de Arequipa, Perú
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15534747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex Caso (Catholic University of Santa María, corresponding author), Jorge Rey De Castro (0000-0002-4376-7151, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Edmundo Rosales-Mayor (0000-0001-9493-1241, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 707-11 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642 |
| Publisher | National Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE) |
| DOI | 10.17843/rpmesp.2014.314.122 |
| PMID | 25597722 |
| OpenAlex | W1839046219 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 4 |
In order to determine sleep habits in bus drivers and their relationship to accidents in the city of Arequipa, Peru, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a non-probabilistic sample of 166 drivers. Driving hours per day were 9.4 ± 3.7. 54% (89) drive over 4 hours without stopping; 74% (123) drive at night; and 87% (145) sleep on the bus. 75% reported fatigue while driving (124). 27% (45) had drowsiness; 24% (40) reported having been in or on the verge of an accident while driving. Sleepiness or fatigue while driving was common in this population and their driving and rest habits could contribute to this
Art · Geography · Humanities · Sociology · Traffic accident · Transport engineering · Demography · Engineering · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |