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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Birdsey, Jan
• Sieber, W. Karl
• Chen, Guang X.
• Hitchcock, Edward M.
• Lincoln, Jennifer E.
• Nakata, Akinori
• Robinson, Cynthia F.
• Sweeney, Marie H.

Titel

National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury: Health Behaviors

Ist Teil von

• Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2015-02, Vol.57 (2), p.210-216

Ort / Verlag

United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a business of Wolters Kluwer Health

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• OBJECTIVE:To compare selected health behaviors and body mass index (modifiable risk factors) of US long-haul truck drivers to the US working population by sex. METHODS:The National Survey of US Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury interviewed a nationally representative sample of long-haul truck drivers (n = 1265) at truck stops. Age-adjusted results were compared with national health surveys. RESULTS:Compared with US workers, drivers had significantly higher body mass index, current cigarette use, and pack-years of smoking; lower prevalence of annual influenza vaccination; and generally lower alcohol consumption. Physical activity level was low for most drivers, and 25% had never had their cholesterol levels tested. CONCLUSIONS:Working conditions common to long-haul trucking may create significant barriers to certain healthy behaviors; thus, transportation and health professionals should address the unique work environment when developing interventions for long-haul drivers.