สิรินทร์กาญจน์ สุขดี. Road accident and causes: factors associated with road accident and sleepiness and OSA in public transport drivers in Chonburi, Thailand. (). มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา. สำนักหอสมุด. : , 2564.
Road accident and causes: factors associated with road accident and sleepiness and OSA in public transport drivers in Chonburi, Thailand
Abstract:
Road accidents have been one of the top three causes of death in Thailand for a
decade. Drowsy driving is a factor increasing accident risk, and obstructivesleep apnea (OSA) is often a cause of sleepiness. Public transport drivers are people having higher risk of drowsy driving and OSA than other groups of people. To explore the causes of the road accident, factors associated with road accident and with sleepiness and to examine the prevalence of OSA in public transport drivers in Chon Buri province, Thailand. Crosssectional analytic method was employed. A face-to-face questionnaire together with physical examination was used to collect the data from 218 public transport drivers. It was found that 43.1% of the samples had a record of road accident. The highest percentage of the causes of accident was that of sleepiness/microsleep (32%). The factor associated with road accidents was caffeinated drink consumption (adjusted OR=2.7, 95%CI=1.3−5.8), Epworth sleepiness score >10 (adjusted OR=2.0, 95%CI=1.1-3.8), and Pittsburgh Sleep
Quality Index >5 (adjusted OR=3.2, 95%CI=1.7-5.9). Excessive daytime sleepiness was indicated by 33% of the samples. Poor sleep quality was revealed 43.1% of the samples.
The factor associated withexcessive daytimesleepiness was body mass index >25 (adjusted OR=1.7, 95%CI=2.2-11.8), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index >5 (adjusted OR=3.6, 95%CI=1.18- 4.75) and STOP BANG >3 (adjusted OR=2.3, 95%CI=1.30-4.12). The prevalence of OSA risk was 41.7%. Excessive daytime sleepiness and poor sleep quality were factors of road accident risk in public transport drivers. Drowsy or micro sleep driving screening in people applying for commercial drivers license is essential. Campaigns promoting good sleep quality in public transport drivers should be regularly held.