A Case-Crossover Study of Sleep and Work Hours and the Risk of Road Traffic Accidents | Zendy

Francesca Valent | Zendy; Stefano Di Bartolomeo | Zendy; Riccardo Marchetti | Zendy; Rodolfo Sbrojavacca | Zendy; Fabio Barbone | Zendy

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A Case-Crossover Study of Sleep and Work Hours and the Risk of Road Traffic Accidents

Author(s) -

Francesca Valent,

Stefano Di Bartolomeo,

Riccardo Marchetti,

Rodolfo Sbrojavacca,

Fabio Barbone

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/33.3.349

Subject(s) - crossover study , wakefulness , medicine , relative risk , poison control , sleep deprivation , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , sleep (system call) , emergency medicine , medical emergency , confidence interval , circadian rhythm , psychiatry , placebo , operating system , alternative medicine , electroencephalography , pathology , computer science

Sleepiness, prolonged wakefulness, and extended work hours have been associated with increased risk of injuries and road accidents. The authors' objective was to study the relation between those factors and road accidents using a case-crossover design, effective in estimating the risk of acute events associated with transient, short effect exposures.

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