Sleepiness and stress among long-haul truck drivers : An educational intervention to promote safe and economic truck driving
Pylkkönen, Mia; Sallinen, Mikael; Forsman, Pia; Holmström, Axi; Hyvärinen, Hanna Kaisa; Mutanen, Pertti; Pradhapan, Paruthi; Puttonen, Sampsa; Sihvola, Maria; Sirola, Niilo; Wiik, jari; Hublin, Christer (2013)
Pylkkönen, Mia
Sallinen, Mikael
Forsman, Pia
Holmström, Axi
Hyvärinen, Hanna Kaisa
Mutanen, Pertti
Pradhapan, Paruthi
Puttonen, Sampsa
Sihvola, Maria
Sirola, Niilo
Wiik, jari
Hublin, Christer
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-261-286-1
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-261-286-1
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Sleepiness and stress at the wheel are known to be common among professional drivers. Given the safety-sensitive nature of the job, it would be essential for neither of these conditions to reach levels compromising safe driving. The current field study examined the levels of sleepiness and stress at the wheel in a group of Finnish long-haul truck drivers, and the potential factors contributing to the sub-optimal levels of arousal. Over and above, the study examined whether driver alertness could be amended by short one-time alertness management training.
The results revealed that driver sleepiness reaches potentially risky levels, especially during the first night shift in the beginning of a shift spell. No clear evidence was found to support the idea that educating professional drivers on alertness management would be sufficient for mitigating their sleepiness on the road.
The results revealed that driver sleepiness reaches potentially risky levels, especially during the first night shift in the beginning of a shift spell. No clear evidence was found to support the idea that educating professional drivers on alertness management would be sufficient for mitigating their sleepiness on the road.
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