Sono, qualidade de vida e acidentes em caminhoneiros brasileiros e portugueses Sueño, la calidad de vida y accidentes en brasileños y portugueses conductores de camiones Sleep, quality of life and accidents in the lives of Brazilian and Portuguese truck drivers

Abstract

Avaliaram-se os distúrbios do sono, trabalho em turnos, sonolência excessiva diurna (SDE) e qualidade de vida (QV) de 206 caminhoneiros brasileiros e 200 portugueses. Aplicaram-se a Escala de Sonolência de Epworth, o SF-36 e o PSQI. Os portugueses dormem mais nos dias de trabalho (pSe evaluaron disturbios del sueño, trabajo en turnos, somnolencia diurna excesiva (SDE) y calidad de vida (CV), de 206 camioneros brasileños y 200 portugueses. Se aplicaron la Escala de Somnolencia de Epworth, SF-36 y PSQI. Los portugueses duermen más los días de trabajo (pSleep disorders, shift work, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and quality of life (QL) were evaluated by Epworth sleepiness scale, SF-36 and PSQI in 206 Brazilian and 200 Portuguese truck drivers. Portuguese drivers sleep more on working days (p<0.0001) and on non-working days (p=0.0720) and do more shift work (37.50%), whereas Brazilian drivers wake up earlier on working days (p<0.0001) and on non-working days (p<0.0001). Sleep disorders affected 35.40% of Brazilian drivers and 21.50% of Portuguese drivers (p=0.0019), whereas 32.00% and 21.00% had respectively EDS (p=0.0015). Brazilian truck drivers drive over 16 hours a day (43.20%) and use more amphetamines (11.10%) (p<0.0001), while Portuguese drivers consume more alcohol (73.50%) (p<0.0001). QL scores were better for Portuguese drivers regarding mental health (p<0.0001) and pain (p<0.0001) and better for Brazilian drivers regarding physical function (p<0.0001), vitality (p=0.0002) and social function (p<0.0001). Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in both countries.

Keywords

• Sueño
• calidad de vida
• motoristas
• sono
• qualidade de vida
• motoristas
• Sleep
• quality of life
• drivers