Open Health (Feb 2025)

Investigation by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale of daytime sleepiness in professional drivers during work hours

  • Ntelezos Konstantinos,
  • Dafni Marianna-Foteini,
  • Kyriakopoulou Georgia,
  • Tsamourgeli Aspasia Maria,
  • Karavasili Marianna,
  • Delitzakis Dimitrios,
  • Ioannis-Dimopoulos-Chountis,
  • Panagiotidis Ilias

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2025-0062
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 446 – 54

Abstract

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Daytime sleepiness in the professional driving industry may affect the safety of drivers at work. Fatigue and obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome are the most common causes that lead to daytime sleepiness.

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