ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021
Determinants of Sleepiness at Wheel and Missing Accidents in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
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- Occupational and Driving Challenges Within Sleep Medicine.Journal of sleep research · 2025Review
- Implementation of European national driving regulations for obstructive sleep apnoea: challenges and recommendations.The European respiratory journal · 2025Article
- Risk of Major Depression Associated with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Apneic Individuals.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- The role of microsleeps to estimate sleepiness at the wheel and near-miss accidents in obstructive sleep apnea.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Driving Behaviour in Depression Based on Subjective Evaluation and Data from a Driving Simulator.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Epidemiology, Physiology and Clinical Approach to Sleepiness at the Wheel in OSA Patients: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Risk Factors for Sleepiness at the Wheel and Sleep-Related Car Accidents Among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Data from the French Pays de la Loire Sleep Cohort.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectivesMotor-vehicle crashes are frequent in untreated OSA patients but there is still uncertainty on prevalence as well as physiological or clinical determinants of sleepiness at the wheel (SW) in OSA patients. We assessed determinants of SW or sleepiness related near-miss car accident (NMA) in a group of non-professional drivers with OSA.
methodsA 237 consecutive, treatment-naïve PSG-diagnosed OSA patients (161 males, 53.1 ± 12.6 years) were enrolled. Self-reported SW was assessed by positive answer to the question, "Have you had episodes of falling asleep while driving or episodes of drowsiness at wheel that could interfere with your driving skill in the last year?" Occurrence of NMA in the last 3 years was also individually recorded. Habitual self-reported average sleep time was collected.
resultsSW was found in 41.3% of patients but one-quarter of patients with SW did not report excessive daytime sleepiness. Predictors of SW were the following subjective factors: Epworth sleepiness scale score (ESS-OR 1.26; IC 1.1-1.4;
conclusionSW is not predicted by severity of OSA. Evaluation of risk exposure, assessment of depressive symptoms, and reported NMA should be included in the clinical evaluation, particularly in patients with reduced habitual sleep time and severe nocturnal hypoxia.
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