Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Risk of Occupational Injuries in Non-Shift Daytime Workers

Abstract

EDS is a prevalent phenomenon in non-shift daytime workers. Workers with EDS had over two-fold higher risk of sustaining an occupational injury. Providing workers with the assessment results and of the implications of EDS for safety may explain the decrease in occupational injuries upon follow-up. This decrease might have occurred either because of workers taking steps to reduce EDS and/or adopting safety behaviors.