Risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents Related to Sleepiness at the Wheel: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This literature review focused on the relationship between sleepiness while driving and motor vehicle accidents. Ultimately 17 observational studies published between 1993 and 2014 were further analyzed. A positive association between sleepiness and accidents was found and it is suggested that sleepiness at the wheel should be included in determining medical fitness to drive. In addition to sleepiness, behavior and sleep disorders are also discussed as crash risk factors.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsx134
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01618105
• Authors:
  • Bioulac, Stéphanie
  • Franchi, Jean-Arthur Micoulaud
  • Arnaud, Mickael
  • Sagaspe, Patricia
  • Moore, Nicholas
  • Salvo, Francesco
  • Philip, Pierre
• Publication Date: 2017-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Serial:
  • Sleep
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISSN: 0161-8105
  • EISSN: 1550-9109
  • Serial URL: https://academic.oup.com/sleep

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash data; Crash risk forecasting; Diseases and medical conditions; Drivers; Drowsiness; Fitness to drive; Literature reviews; Meta-analysis; Sleep
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01668735
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 8 2018 2:09PM