ArticleScientific reports2021
On-road driving impairment following sleep deprivation differs according to age.
Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07434921 (TESTING AN MTM THEORY-BASED INTERVENTION ON REDUCING DROWSY DRIVING BEHAVIOR, "STAY AWAKE, STAY ALIVE, ©" AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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Testing an mtm theory-based intervention on reducing drowsy driving behavior, "stay awake, stay alive, ©" among college students: an educational randomized controlled trial
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Driving performance and ocular activity following acute administration of 10 mg methylphenidate: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2024Trial
- Leveraging the Metabolic Fingerprint of Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Restriction for Forensic Applications: A Machine Learning Study in Oral Fluid Metabolomics.Journal of proteome research · 2026Article
- Influence of Seasonal and Chronobiological Factors on Driver Behavior and Traffic Accident Risk: A Scoping Review.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Review
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- Gender Differences in Prevalence of Sleepy Driving Among Young Drivers in Saudi Arabia.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Hazard Types on the Visual Search Patterns and Hazard Response Times of Taxi Drivers.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Driving fatigue increases after the Spring transition to Daylight Saving Time in young male drivers: A pilot study.Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour · 2023Article
- Home-Based Dynamics of Sleepiness-Related Conditions Starting at Biological Evening and Later (Beyond Working).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Effect of Partial Sleep Deprivation and Time-on-Task on Young Drivers' Subjective and Objective Sleepiness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- PERCLOS-based technologies for detecting drowsiness: current evidence and future directions.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2023Review
- Detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on the regulatory mechanisms of postural balance: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Review
- 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
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Abstract
Impaired driving performance due to sleep loss is a major contributor to motor-vehicle crashes, fatalities, and serious injuries. As on-road, fully-instrumented studies of drowsy driving have largely focused on young drivers, we examined the impact of sleep loss on driving performance and physiological drowsiness in both younger and older drivers of working age. Sixteen 'younger' adults (M = 24.3 ± 3.1 years [21-33 years], 9 males) and seventeen 'older' adults (M = 57.3 ± 5.2, [50-65 years], 9 males) undertook two 2 h drives on a closed-loop track in an instrumented vehicle with a qualified instructor following (i) 8 h sleep opportunity the night prior (well-rested), and (ii) after 29-h of total sleep deprivation (TSD). Following TSD, both age groups displayed increased subjective sleepiness and lane departures (p < 0.05), with younger drivers exhibiting 7.37 × more lane departures, and 11 × greater risk of near crash events following sleep loss. While older drivers exhibited a 3.5 × more lane departures following sleep loss (p = 0.008), they did not have a significant increase in near-crash events (3/34 drives). Compared to older adults, younger adults had 3.1 × more lane departures (p = < 0.001), and more near crash events (79% versus 21%, p = 0.007). Ocular measures of drowsiness, including blink duration, number of long eye closures and PERCLOS increased following sleep loss for younger adults only (p < 0.05). These results suggest that for older working-aged adults, driving impairments observed following sleep loss may not be due to falling asleep. Future work should examine whether this is attributed to other consequences of sleep loss, such as inattention or distraction from the road.
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