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Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)()
INTRODUCTION: Published studies investigating the role of driver sleepiness in road crashes in low and middle-income countries have largely focused on heavy vehicles. We investigated the contribution of driver sleepiness to four-wheel motor vehicle crashes in Fiji, a middle-income Pacific Island cou...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3969304/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23830198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.007 |
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author | Herman, Josephine Kafoa, Berlin Wainiqolo, Iris Robinson, Elizabeth McCaig, Eddie Connor, Jennie Jackson, Rod Ameratunga, Shanthi |
author_facet | Herman, Josephine Kafoa, Berlin Wainiqolo, Iris Robinson, Elizabeth McCaig, Eddie Connor, Jennie Jackson, Rod Ameratunga, Shanthi |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Published studies investigating the role of driver sleepiness in road crashes in low and middle-income countries have largely focused on heavy vehicles. We investigated the contribution of driver sleepiness to four-wheel motor vehicle crashes in Fiji, a middle-income Pacific Island country. METHOD: The population-based case control study included 131 motor vehicles involved in crashes where at least one person died or was hospitalised (cases) and 752 motor vehicles identified in roadside surveys (controls). An interviewer-administered questionnaire completed by drivers or proxies collected information on potential risks for crashes including sleepiness while driving, and factors that may influence the quantity or quality of sleep. RESULTS: Following adjustment for confounders, there was an almost six-fold increase in the odds of injury-involved crashes for vehicles driven by people who were not fully alert or sleepy (OR 5.7, 95%CI: 2.7, 12.3), or those who reported less than 6 h of sleep during the previous 24 h (OR 5.9, 95%CI: 1.7, 20.9). The population attributable risk for crashes associated with driving while not fully alert or sleepy was 34%, and driving after less than 6 h sleep in the previous 24 h was 9%. Driving by people reporting symptoms suggestive of obstructive sleep apnoea was not significantly associated with crash risk. CONCLUSION: Driver sleepiness is an important contributor to injury-involved four-wheel motor vehicle crashes in Fiji, highlighting the need for evidence-based strategies to address this poorly characterised risk factor for car crashes in less resourced settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-39693042014-03-31 Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() Herman, Josephine Kafoa, Berlin Wainiqolo, Iris Robinson, Elizabeth McCaig, Eddie Connor, Jennie Jackson, Rod Ameratunga, Shanthi Injury Article INTRODUCTION: Published studies investigating the role of driver sleepiness in road crashes in low and middle-income countries have largely focused on heavy vehicles. We investigated the contribution of driver sleepiness to four-wheel motor vehicle crashes in Fiji, a middle-income Pacific Island country. METHOD: The population-based case control study included 131 motor vehicles involved in crashes where at least one person died or was hospitalised (cases) and 752 motor vehicles identified in roadside surveys (controls). An interviewer-administered questionnaire completed by drivers or proxies collected information on potential risks for crashes including sleepiness while driving, and factors that may influence the quantity or quality of sleep. RESULTS: Following adjustment for confounders, there was an almost six-fold increase in the odds of injury-involved crashes for vehicles driven by people who were not fully alert or sleepy (OR 5.7, 95%CI: 2.7, 12.3), or those who reported less than 6 h of sleep during the previous 24 h (OR 5.9, 95%CI: 1.7, 20.9). The population attributable risk for crashes associated with driving while not fully alert or sleepy was 34%, and driving after less than 6 h sleep in the previous 24 h was 9%. Driving by people reporting symptoms suggestive of obstructive sleep apnoea was not significantly associated with crash risk. CONCLUSION: Driver sleepiness is an important contributor to injury-involved four-wheel motor vehicle crashes in Fiji, highlighting the need for evidence-based strategies to address this poorly characterised risk factor for car crashes in less resourced settings. Elsevier 2014-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3969304/ /pubmed/23830198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.007 Text en © 2013 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article Herman, Josephine Kafoa, Berlin Wainiqolo, Iris Robinson, Elizabeth McCaig, Eddie Connor, Jennie Jackson, Rod Ameratunga, Shanthi Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() |
title | Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() |
title_full | Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() |
title_fullStr | Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() |
title_full_unstemmed | Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() |
title_short | Driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: A population-based case control study in Fiji (TRIP 12)() |
title_sort | driver sleepiness and risk of motor vehicle crash injuries: a population-based case control study in fiji (trip 12)() |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3969304/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23830198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.007 |
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