Fatigue in Long-Haul Truck Drivers: A Concept Analysis

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• Personal Author:
  Heaton K ; Patrician P ; Wise JM
• Description:
  The majority of long-haul truck drivers are affected by fatigue. Notably, fatigue impacts not only quality of life, but the risk for human error, thus impacting the safety of our nation's roads. In 2015, 400,000 trucking accidents occurred with the top driver impairment identified as being "asleep or fatigued." Yet, the current scientific literature reflects different understandings of the concept of fatigue, hindering synchronized measurement and efforts toward its alleviation. The purpose of this work was to analyze the concept of fatigue in long-haul truck drivers using the Rodgers' evolutionary method. The physical, cognitive, and emotional dimensions of fatigue are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Fatigue Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Accidents Author Keywords: Long-haul Truck Drivers Occupational Health Occupational Risk Safety Sleep Deprivation Truck Drivers Trucking
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  68-77
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055595
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2019 Feb; 67(2):68-77
• Contact Point Address:
  Jenni M. Wise, MSN, School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1701 University Boulevard, 482 Nursing Building, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
• Email:
  jmwise@uab.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c8a57f0548b0ec7709c221b4142f34db80afd42dabbfcbba57678bac211423e2d6d8a17153ce94904e6eacc302b599864c08eb76ea15bebab3d25cf1178f74f9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213412/cdc_213412_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 211.95 KB ]