Obstructive sleep apnea: current perspectives

AM Osman, SG Carter, JC Carberry… - Nature and science of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) continues to rise. So too do the health,
safety, and economic consequences. On an individual level, the causes and consequences …

The link between fatigue and safety

A Williamson, DA Lombardi, S Folkard, J Stutts… - Accident Analysis & …, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective of this review was to examine the evidence for the link between fatigue and
safety, especially in transport and occupational settings. For the purposes of this review …

Sleep disorders and sleep deprivation: an unmet public health problem

BM Altevogt, HR Colten - 2006 - books.google.com
Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly
in the last few years, but scientific research is not kee** pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and …

Risk of occupational accidents in workers with obstructive sleep apnea: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Garbarino, O Guglielmi, A Sanna, GL Mancardi… - Sleep, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the single most important
preventable medical cause of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and driving accidents …

Sleep disorders, health, and safety in police officers

SMW Rajaratnam, LK Barger, SW Lockley, SA Shea… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Sleep disorders often remain undiagnosed. Untreated sleep disorders among
police officers may adversely affect their health and safety and pose a risk to the public …

Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of motor vehicle crash: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Tregear, J Reston, K Schoelles… - Journal of clinical sleep …, 2009 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: We performed a systematic review of the OSA-related risk of crash in
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The primary objective involved determining …

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

A Qaseem, P Dallas, DK Owens, M Starkey… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present
the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep …

Employee health and presenteeism: a systematic review

AB Schultz, DW Edington - Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2007 - Springer
Introduction Many employers focus on their large and easily measured cost of health care,
yet until recently they have ignored the impact of health on productivity. Studies of some …

Internet overuse and excessive daytime sleepiness in adolescents

K Choi, H Son, M Park, J Han, K Kim… - Psychiatry and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of Internet overuse with
excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Methods: A total of 2336 high school students in South …

Obesity and other risk factors: the national survey of US long‐haul truck driver health and injury

WK Sieber, CF Robinson, J Birdsey… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Drivers of heavy and tractor‐trailer trucks accounted for 56% of all production
and nonsupervisory employees in the truck transportation industry in 2011. There are limited …