Advancing the safety, health, and well-being of commercial driving teams who sleep in moving semi-trucks: the Tech4Rest pilot study.

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• Personal Author:
  Donovan C ; Johnson P ; Marino M ; Olson, Ryan ; Rice S ; Rimby J ; Shea SA ; Springer R ; Wang G ; Womak K
• Description:
  Objective: To test the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of engineering and behavioral interventions to improve the sleep, health, and well-being of team truck drivers (dyads) who sleep in moving semi-trucks. Methods: Drivers (n = 16) were exposed to Condition A: a new innerspring mattress, and Condition B: a novel therapeutic mattress. A subsample of drivers (n = 8) were also exposed to Condition C: use of their preferred mattress (all chose to keep B), switching to an active suspension driver's seat, and completing a behavioral sleep-health program. Primary outcomes were sleep duration, sleep quality, and fatigue. Behavioral program targets included physical activity and sleep hygiene. Results: Self-reported sleep and fatigue improved with mattress A, and improved further with mattress B which altered vibration exposures and was universally preferred and kept by all drivers. Condition C improved additional targets and produced larger effect sizes for most outcomes. Conclusions: Results support these interventions as promising for advancing team truck drivers' sleep, health, and well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Fatigue Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders Transportation
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Behavioral Intervention; Commercial Truck Drivers; Fatigue; Hierarchy Of Controls; Mattress; Physical Activity; Seat; Sleep; Sleep Hygiene; Team Truck Drivers Total Worker Health; TWH; Transportation Workers; Truck Drivers; Trucking; Sleep Deprivation; Behavior; Intervention Effectiveness; Fatigue;
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065738
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Dec; 62(12):1082-1096
• Contact Point Address:
  Ryan Olson, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, L606, Portland, OR 97239
• Email:
  olsonry@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a091f15427d9a198fad72c17f336c96038e6027a62aaeeace37c7d82aa9659cfee07e3a63e37608581d01ed8d34f0d75a769c858d90edfac4a21f3db7cb908ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248540/cdc_248540_DS1.pdf
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