@article{ref1,
title="Association of sleep habits with accidents and near misses in United States transportation operators",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2014",
author="Johnson, Kevin D. and Patel, Sanjay R. and Baur, Dorothee M. and Edens, Edward and Sherry, Patrick and Malhotra, Atul and Kales, Stefanos N.",
volume="56",
number="5",
pages="510-515",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To explore sleep risk factors and their association with adverse events in transportation operators. <br><br>METHODS: Self-reported sleep-related behaviors were analyzed in transportation operators (drivers, pilots, and rail operators) aged 26 to 78 years who completed the National Sleep Foundation's 2012 &quot;Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Sleep&quot; survey. Regression analyses were used to assess the associations of various sleep-related variables with the combined outcome of self-reported accidents and near misses. <br><br>RESULTS: Age- and body mass-adjusted predictors of accidents/near misses included an accident while commuting (odds ratio [OR] = 4.6; confidence interval [CI], 2.1 to 9.8), driving drowsy (OR = 4.1; CI, 2.5 to 6.7), and Sheehan Disability Scale score greater than 15 (OR = 3.5; CI, 2.2 to 5.5). Sleeping more than 7 hours nightly was protective for accident/near misses (OR = 0.6; CI, 0.4 to 0.9). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Recognized risk factors for poor sleep or excessive daytime sleepiness were significantly associated with self-reported near misses and/or accidents in transportation operators.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000000132",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000132"
}