The sleep of commercial vehicle drivers under the 2003 hours-of-service regulations

Hanowski, Richard J.; Hickman, J S; Fumero, Maria C; Olson, Rebecca L; Dingus, Thomas A.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2007.02.011

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“…The mean work week sleep duration of the drivers in our study was 6.55 hours, almost 2 hours longer than the 4.78 hours reported by Mitler et al (16), and slightly more than the 6.28 hours sleep reported by Hanowski et al (18) for drivers following the 2003 US regulations on hours of service. Nevertheless, the drivers in our study had an increased risk of daytime sleepiness compared to leaders; they reported insufficient sleep, and had double the risk compared to leaders of falling asleep at work.…”

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“…The sleep of drivers in particular has been extensively studied (16)(17)(18). The mean work week sleep duration of the drivers in our study was 6.55 hours, almost 2 hours longer than the 4.78 hours reported by Mitler et al (16), and slightly more than the 6.28 hours sleep reported by Hanowski et al (18) for drivers following the 2003 US regulations on hours of service.…”

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Sleep duration and sleep-related problems in different occupations in the Hordaland Health Study

Ursin¹,

Baste²,

Moen³

2009

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between occupation and sleep duration, sleepiness, insufficient sleep, and insomnia in day workers and shift workers (including night work and watches). Methods The study was population-based and cross-sectional, and relied on self-administered questionnaires. It was conducted as part of the 1997-1999 Hordaland Health Study in collaboration with the Norwegian National Health Screening Service. Aged 40-45 years, 7782 participants answered a sleep questionnaire, reporting their occupation and whether or not they were employed in shift work. Results Our study found differences in sleep duration during the working week between occupational groups; in both shift and day workers. Craft workers, plant operators, and drivers slept less than leaders, and non-personal and personal service workers. Within some occupations (leaders, personal service workers, and plant operators), shift workers slept less than day workers. The mean sleep duration of shift workers was 15 minutes shorter than that of day workers. Rise times, but not bedtimes, were earlier in craft-and construction workers, plant operators, and drivers than in leaders and non-personal and personal service workers, particularly day workers. When adjusted for shift work and working hours -compared to leaders -craft workers, plant operators, and drivers had an increased risk of daytime sleepiness (odds ratio 1.5, 1.8, and 1.8 respectively) and of falling asleep at work (odds ratio 1.6, 2.1 and 2.0 respectively). Shift workers had an increased risk of falling asleep at work and insomnia. Conclusions Occupation has separate effects on sleep duration and sleep-related problems, independent of the effects of shift work.

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Sleep duration and sleep-related problems in different occupations in the Hordaland Health Study

Ursin¹,

Baste²,

Moen³

2009

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Based on studies about actual sleeping time, truck drivers often suffer from sleep deprivation up to several hours per 24 hours compared to recommendations of 7-8 hours of sleeping time (17)(18)(19). Among professional drivers, obesity is associated with increased risk of being fatigued and involved in road traffic accident (15,20).…”

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Lifestyle counseling to reduce body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors among truck and bus drivers – a randomized controlled trial

Puhkala¹,

Kukkonen-Harjula²,

Mansikkamäki³

et al. 2014

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Lifestyle counseling to reduce body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors among truck and bus drivers -a randomized controlled trial by Puhkala J, Kukkonen-Harjula K, Mansikkamäki K, Aittasalo M, Hublin C, Kärmeniemi P, Olkkonen S, Partinen M, Sallinen M, Tokola K, Fogelholm M Our aim was to decrease body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors among overweight truck and bus drivers by structured lifestyle counseling. Our study is one of the few randomized trials to promote health of professional drivers. The study showed clinically meaningful decreases in body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors after 12 months of counseling followed by 12 months of follow-up. Original article Scand J Work Environ Health. 2015;41(1):54-64. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3463 Lifestyle counseling to reduce body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors among truck and bus drivers -a randomized controlled trial Objectives We conducted a randomized trial among overweight long-distance drivers to study the effects of structured lifestyle counseling on body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors. AffiliationMethods Men with waist circumference >100 cm were randomized into a lifestyle counseling (LIFE, N=55) and a reference (REF, N=58) group. The LIFE group participated in monthly counseling on nutrition, physical activity, and sleep for 12 months aiming at 10% weight loss. After 12 months, the REF group participated in 3-month counseling. Assessments took place at 0, 12, and 24 months. Between-group differences in changes were analyzed by generalized linear modeling. Metabolic risk (Z score) was calculated from components of metabolic syndrome. ResultsThe mean body weight change after 12 months was -3.4 kg in LIFE (N=47) and 0.7 kg in REF (N=48) [net difference -4.0 kg, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) -1.9--6.2]. Six men in LIFE reduced body weight by ≥10%. Changes in waist circumference were -4.7 cm in LIFE and -0.1 cm in REF (net -4.7 cm, 95% CI -6.6--2.7). Metabolic risk decreased more in the LIFE than REF group (net -1.2 points, 95% CI -0.6--2.0). After 24 months follow-up, there were no between-group differences in changes in body weight (net -0.5 kg, 95% CI -3.8-2.9) or metabolic risk score (net 0.1 points; 95% CI -0.8-1.0) compared to baseline.Conclusions Weight reduction and decreases in cardiometabolic risk factors were clinically meaningful after 12 months of counseling.

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“…In terms of occupational health, long-term exposure to noise and vibration may affect the ability to engage with vehicle feedback (Majumder, et al, 2009). Quality of rest of CVDs may also be salient, as this affects attention as well as the potential for safety-critical incidents (Baulk & Fletcher, 2012;Bunn, et al, 2005;Darwent, et al, 2012;Hanowski, et al, 2007;McCartt, et al, 2000;Pirrera, et al, 2010). It is possible that further considerations may be necessary in technology design in order to accommodate the British CVD workforce which has a disproportionately increasing average age (Charlton, et al, 2013;Lees, et al, 2012;Llaneras, et al, 1998).…”

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21st century trucking: A trajectory for ergonomics and road freight

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The sleep of commercial vehicle drivers under the 2003 hours-of-service regulations

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Sleep duration and sleep-related problems in different occupations in the Hordaland Health Study

Sleep duration and sleep-related problems in different occupations in the Hordaland Health Study

Lifestyle counseling to reduce body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors among truck and bus drivers – a randomized controlled trial

21st century trucking: A trajectory for ergonomics and road freight

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