OBJECTIVE To prevent the occurrence of CV events such as MI and stroke among professional drivers in Korea, bus drivers were compared to other occupations through the Framingham risk scoring system (FRS) or metabolic syndrome (MS) of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment methods. METHODS In October 2012, a health examination survey was conducted for 443 male bus drivers in a big city. ...

Previous studies have revealed that aggressive and reckless driving can largely affect the occurrence severity of road crashes. There could be intentional unsafe acts, which significantly safety all users. The size vehicle type driver might such acts. This study evaluates behaviors committed by drivers based on using data collected from video recordings at two intersections in Doha, Qatar. obse...

BACKGROUND/AIM Occupational stress is a term used to define ongoing stress that is related to the workplace. The study was conducted to determine association of occupational stress index (OSI) and its aspects with arterial hypertension and lipid disorders using data from a cross-sectional survey of male professional drivers. METHODS The cross-sectional study was performed in 439 professional ...

The study using multifactor personality questionnaire (shorter variant of MMPI) covered 619 drivers aged 20 to 59. Professional success was assessed according to occupationally important psychophysiologic parameters (OIPP) and number of committed traffic accidents (TA) in 4 groups of the drivers. Individual psychologic traits appeared to correlate with reliability criteria (OIPP and TA). Approa...

UNLABELLED In a three-year follow-up study, the occurrence of neck and shoulder pain (NSP) in terms of frequency, duration and intensity was investigated in a population of 537 male professional drivers. Over the follow-up period, the cumulative incidences for neck and shoulder pain were 31.9% and 21.4%, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, a measure of cumulative whole-bod...