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Excessive daytime sleepiness and associations with sleep-related motor vehicle accidents: results from a nationwide survey.
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- Excessive daytime sleepiness in young and middle-aged Chinese adults with obstructive sleep apnea: implications for cognitive dysfunction.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Gender Differences in Prevalence of Sleepy Driving Among Young Drivers in Saudi Arabia.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- How Tired is Too Tired to Drive? A Systematic Review Assessing the Use of Prior Sleep Duration to Detect Driving Impairment.Nature and science of sleep · 2023Review
- The Number of Monthly Night Shift Days and Depression Were Associated with an Increased Risk of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Emergency Physicians in South Korea.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Digital Addiction and Sleep.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- The prevalence of and risk factors for restless legs syndrome: A nationwide study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- The impact of bedtime technology use on sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in adults.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Article
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Abstract
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backgroundInsufficient sleep can have fatal consequences, and up to 30% of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are related to driving when drowsy. The objective of this study was to investigate how sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) affect falling asleep while driving and sleep-related MVAs/near-misses. PARTICIPANTS/
methodsA population-wide sample of Saudi adults was surveyed. The questionnaire gathered data on sleep quality, EDS (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), and episodes of falling asleep while driving and sleep-related MVAs/near-misses in the previous year. Univariable and multivariable analyses were used to assess associations.
resultsA total of 19% (902/3802) and 10% (474/4229) of respondents had fallen asleep while driving or had a sleep-related MVA/near-miss in the preceding year, respectively. Being male, married, having a shorter sleep duration, being an office worker, having poor subjective sleep quality, and having moderate or severe EDS were associated with an increased risk of having fallen asleep while driving in the previous year. Younger age, male gender, having worse subjective sleep quality [OR 2.11 (95% CI 1.36-3.29); p < 0.0001 for "very bad" sleep quality], and having moderate or severe EDS [ESS ≥ 13; OR 1.90 (95% CI 1.38-2.60); p < 0.0001 and OR 2.39 (95% CI 1.56-3.67); p < 0.0001, respectively] were associated with having had/nearly had an accident due to being tired or falling asleep while driving in the previous year.
conclusionsSleepy driving and sleep-related accidents/near-misses are common in Saudi Arabia, and sleep quality and EDS contribute to the burden of MVAs. Further efforts are required to quantify the contribution of sleepiness to MVAs to develop and prioritize interventions to prevent MVA-related injuries and death.
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