LCBI-2020-0009.R1-City-bus-drivers--sleepiness-and-fatigue-accepted manuscript.pdf (787.42 kB)
A qualitative study exploring how city bus drivers manage sleepiness and fatigue
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posted on 2020-08-27, 10:16 authored by Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Ashleigh FiltnessAshleigh Filtness, Cheryl HaslamSleepiness is an important consideration for workplace safety, especially in relation to shift work. There is limited understanding of how practical applications of countermeasures are used to manage sleepiness in a professional setting. One under researched group is city bus drivers. This qualitative study investigated the use of individual sleepiness countermeasures within a sample of city bus drivers. Nine semistructured focus groups were convened to explore the broader experience and management of sleepiness (n = 62, largest proportion aged 45-54 y, mean bus driving experience 13.3 y). The conversations of the focus groups were audio recorded (total: 682 min) and transcribed anonymously verbatim. Discussions specifically relating to personal countermeasure use were isolated from the original transcripts, creating nine new transcripts for a targeted analysis on the topic of individual countermeasure use. Thematic analysis identified two main themes: (1) strategies used to counteract sleepiness and (2) barriers to individual countermeasure use, each with several subthemes. A variety of countermeasures were used, including strategies with limited potential for counteracting sleepiness, such as opening a window, drinking water, talking, stretching, and consuming forms of sugar. Workplace restrictions, such as access to facilities, limitations of food/drink consumption, and tight schedules, were the strongest influences on countermeasure choice. It is important that bus drivers have access to, and are aware of the effectiveness of, countermeasures to manage sleepiness during shift work. It is vital that the actions of drivers and shift workers are better understood in the planning of organizational countermeasures.
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Transport for London [grant number 94050].
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- Design and Creative Arts
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
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- Design
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Chronobiology InternationalVolume
37Issue
9-10Pages
1502 - 1512Publisher
Taylor & FrancisVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© Taylor & Francis Group, LLCPublisher statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Chronobiology International on 1 September 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07420528.2020.1812623.Acceptance date
2020-08-13Publication date
2020-09-01Copyright date
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0742-0528eISSN
1525-6073Publisher version
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- en
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Fran Pilkington-Cheney. Deposit date: 27 August 2020Usage metrics
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