Taxi drivers’ mental health status and their life quality          /          Condições de saúde mental e qualidade de vida de taxistas

Júnior, Edison Vitório de Souza; Silva, Sarah Rodrigues; Oliveira, Bruno Gonçalves de; Bomfim, Eliane dos Santos; Boery, Rita Narriman Silva de Oliveira; Boery, Eduardo Nagib

doi:10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i4.998-1004

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“…Drivers with lower education levels reported more work-related accidents and lower quality of life [ 24 ]. Although in previous studies, drivers’ QOL was not significantly related to their level of education [ 28 , 29 ], the previous studies explicitly clarified the importance of education. They thus reported that the solution to the problems of reckless and aggressive behavior of taxi drivers is to teach them to pay attention to traffic laws and ways to deal with fatigue and reduce risky behaviors [ 3 , 7 , 30 ].…”

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Fatigue in taxi drivers and its relationship with traffic accident history and experiences: a cross-sectional study in the north of Iran

Rad,

Hosseinnia,

Mousavi

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background The monotonous nature of work, long driving duration, and working overload hours cause frequent fatigue in taxi drivers. A high prevalence of fatigue is associated with traffic accidents. However, the risk factors associated with taxi driver fatigue are unclear. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the rate of fatigue in taxi drivers and its relationship to their traffic accident experience. Methods In this descriptive-analytical study, 400 taxi drivers in the city of Rasht were registered in Taxi association selected through random sampling and entered into the study based on inclusion criteria. Data was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire reliable and valid by two medical students. The statistical analysis used ordinal data and a Poisson regression model with SPSS software version 21, with a significance level set at 5%. Results The driver fatigue self-reported was directly and significantly related to alcohol consumption (OR = 3.43, 95% CI 1.01–11.62) and had a significant and inverse relationship with smoking (OR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.32–0.76), being married (OR = 0.08, 95% CI 0.01–0.40) and driving experience there was (OR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.94–0.98). Drivers’ sense of quality of life (QOL) was directly and significantly related to smoking (IRR = 1.43, 95% CI 1.28–1.59), education level under diploma (IRR = 2.41, 95% CI 1.43–4.06) diploma (IRR = 2.06, 95% CI 1.21–3.48) and bachelor (IRR = 2.42, 95% CI 1.36–4.29) and there was a significant and inverse relationship with age (IRR = 0.98, 95%CI 0.98–0.99). There was a significant relationship between the number of traffic accidents in the past year with the level of bachelor’s degree (IRR = 3.10, 95% CI 1.43–6.76) and driving experience (IRR = 1.03, 95% CI 1.02–1.04 and inverse relationship between the number of traffic accidents in the past year and the QOL sense (IRR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.93–0.99) and the working hours (IRR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.94–0.99). Conclusion Legislators and policymakers should pay more attention to fatigue in single and inexperienced taxi drivers. Regarding the QOL, pay attention to drivers with high education and older. To reduce the number of crashes, pay more attention to drivers with a bachelor’s degree and less driving experience and improve the feeling of QOL.

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Fatigue in taxi drivers and its relationship with traffic accident history and experiences: a cross-sectional study in the north of Iran

Rad,

Hosseinnia,

Mousavi

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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“…Puesto que como indica De Souza «El trabajo duro desata problemas que influyen en la salud motora, produciendo además, fatiga intensa» (14) .…”

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“…«Modelo de atención al Sistema de seguridad y salud en el lugar de trabajo para los conductores públicos urbanos en el área metropolitana de Guadalajara, México» (13) Deficientes, expuestos a contaminación, quemaduras solares, vibraciones, ruido, sobrecarga laboral ---------Falta un modelo de seguridad y salud en el trabajo para los conductores de transporte público «Condiciones de salud mental y calidad de vida de taxistas» (14) Expuestos a vibraciones, largos periodos de tiempo sentados, demora en el tráfico, trabajo exhaustivo…”

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Condiciones de trabajo y estado de salud en conductores de transporte público: una revisión sistemática

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Objetivo: Realizar una revisión sistemática de la literatura sobre condiciones de salud y trabajo en conductores de transporte público. Métodos: Revisión sistemática bibliográfica con búsqueda de información entre los años 2015-2020 ajustado a los requerimientos establecidos para las revisiones sistemáticas en la declaración PRISMA. Resultados: La condición laboral tiene influencia directa sobre el estado de salud pesquisándose alteraciones tales como: sobrepeso, enfermedades cardiovasculares, osteomusculares, sintomatología de tipo ansiosa- depresiva y tendencia al consumo de alcohol y tabaco. Conclusiones: Los artículos revisados, evidenciaron que los conductores de transporte público presentan condiciones de trabajo desfavorables, con presencia de riesgos físicos y psicológicos.

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“…5 Research has identified specific mental health issues prevalent among drivers, such as stress and anxiety, 6 which may affect their driving quality, job satisfaction and overall well-being. 7 Many ORHDs start this job due to the burden of debt. 8 Previous research found that household financial debt can impact physical health by mediating healthcare behaviours and mental health.…”

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Debt, sleep deprivation and psychological distress among online ride-hailing drivers: evidence from China

Tang,

Chen,

Wang

et al. 2024

Gen Psych

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Taxi drivers’ mental health status and their life quality / Condições de saúde mental e qualidade de vida de taxistas

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Fatigue in taxi drivers and its relationship with traffic accident history and experiences: a cross-sectional study in the north of Iran

Fatigue in taxi drivers and its relationship with traffic accident history and experiences: a cross-sectional study in the north of Iran

Condiciones de trabajo y estado de salud en conductores de transporte público: una revisión sistemática

Debt, sleep deprivation and psychological distress among online ride-hailing drivers: evidence from China

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