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Poor weight control, alcoholic beverage consumption and sudden sleep onset at the wheel among Italian truck drivers: A preliminary pilot study

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Rosso G. L., Montomoli C., Candura S. M.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

2016

vol. 29

issue 3

405-416

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of obesity, alcoholic beverage consumption, unhealthy alcohol use and sudden sleep onset at the wheel among Italian truck drivers. In addition to prevalence rates, this study also aimed at investigating potential predictors for sudden-onset sleepiness and obesity. Material and Methods A sample of truck drivers was extracted from the database of the High Risk Professional Driver Study. Data concerning demographics, anthropometry, medical information and working conditions were collected using anonymous questionnaires. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association of the reported body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption and sudden sleep onset with working conditions and general lifestyle factors. Results Three hundred and thirty-five questionnaires were collected. According to their BMI, 45% of the participants were overweight and 21.4% of them were obese. Twenty-four point two percent declared they drank alcoholic beverages during working hours or work breaks and 21.3% of the drivers had an Alcohol Use Disorders Identyfication Test Consumption (AUDIT C) score ≥ 5 (the threshold value for unhealthy alcohol use). Forty-one point six percent of the interviewees experienced one episode of sudden sleep onset at the wheel per month (5.5% per week and 0.9% daily). Predictive factors for obesity were: length of service (odds ratio (OR) = 1.09, confidence interval (95% CI): 1.04–1.15, p < 0.001) and the AUDIT C total score (OR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.08–1.66, p = 0.008). Predictive factors for sudden-onset sleepiness at the wheel were: age > 55 years old (OR = 5.22, 95% CI: 1.29–21.1, p = 0.020), driving more than 50 000 km per year (OR = 2.89, 95% CI: 1.37–6.11, p = 0.006) and the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ) score > 11 (adjusted OR = 2.97, 95% CI: 1.22–7.21, p = 0.016). Conclusions This study strongly emphasizes the need for intervention in order to reduce and prevent important risk factors for the sake of road safety and truck drivers’ health.

Czynniki stresogenne i sytuacje trudne oraz ich związek z emocjonalnym i nawykowym przejadaniem się i jego konsekwencjami w grupie kierowców samochodów ciężarowych

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Łuczak A.

Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio J – Paedagogia-Psychologia

2016

vol. 29

issue 4

Truck drivers are one of the professional groups that due to the nature of their work is particularly exposed to numerous risks and difficult situations. At the same time it is one of professional groups, in which the level of overweight and obesity is very high in comparison with the rest of society, what can be caused by both: habitual and emotional overeating. The aim of the study was to examine and describe the stressors and difficult situations in the work of truck drivers and their relationship with emotional and habitual consumption of excessive amounts of food. A group of subjects consisted of 250 drivers (M=42, SD=19). The study was conducted at car parks located near to the major roads of Poland in the time off from work – usually in the intervals between successive passes. The results indicate that in a group of truck drivers habitual eating is more frequent than emotional overeating. Habitual consumption of excessive amounts of food is strongly associated with the occurrence of excessive weight gain in this occupational group.

Kierowcy samochodów ciężarowych to jedna z grup zawodowych, która ze względu na charakter pracy jest szczególnie narażona na pojawianie się licznych zagrożeń i sytuacji trudnych. Jednocześnie jest to jedna z grup zawodowych, w których poziom nadwagi i otyłości jest bardzo wysoki w porównaniu z pozostałą częścią społeczeństwa, co może być wynikiem m.in. przejadania się, które może mieć charakter zarówno nawykowy, jak i emocjonalny. Celem pracy było zbadanie i opisanie czynników stresujących i sytuacji trudnych w pracy kierowców samochodów ciężarowych oraz ich związku z emocjonalnym i nawykowym spożywaniem nadmiernej ilości jedzenia. Grupę osób badanych stanowiło 250 kierowców (M=42, SD=19). Badania przeprowadzono na parkingach zlokalizowanych przy głównych szlakach transportowych Polski w czasie wolnym od pracy – najczęściej w przerwach między kolejnymi przejazdami. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują, że w grupie kierowców samochodów ciężarowych przejadanie się częściej ma charakter nawykowy niż emocjonalny. Nawykowe spożywanie nadmiernej ilości pokarmów ma silny związek z występowaniem nadmiernej masy ciała w tej grupie zawodowej.

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1 Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio J – Paedagogia-Psychologia

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1 Rosso G. L.

1 Łuczak A.

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Poor weight control, alcoholic beverage consumption and sudden sleep onset at the wheel among Italian truck drivers: A preliminary pilot study

Czynniki stresogenne i sytuacje trudne oraz ich związek z emocjonalnym i nawykowym przejadaniem się i jego konsekwencjami w grupie kierowców samochodów ciężarowych