Sleep habits, sleepiness and accidents among truck drivers
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Sleep habits, sleepiness and accidents among truck drivers.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of sleep, shift work, alcohol and psychostimulant drug use, and the prevalence of accidents among truck drivers. METHOD Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). Statistical analysis was conducted using the Student t, chi-square, Pearson and Fisher tests. RESULTS ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000600004