Selected aspects in the lifestyle of truck drivers
Authors:
Kikalová Kateřina 1; Bendová Markéta 1; Slavíček Ondřej 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Katedra antropologie a zdravovědy, Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, vedoucí pracoviště Mgr. Michaela Hřivnová, Ph. D.
1; Ústav matematiky a kvantitativních metod, Fakulta ekonomicko-správní, Univerzita Pardubice, vedoucí pracoviště doc. RNDr. Bohdan Linda, CSc.
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Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 66, 2014, No. 1, s. 12-19.
Category:
Original Papers
Overview
Introduction:
The truck transport is a significant part of industrial evolution. The truck driving makes great demands on the drivers. It has been proved that the drivers are exposed to products of fuels, all body vibrations, heavy load carrying, stress, irregular alimentation and unsuitable sleep regimen. Several studies demonstrated higher morbidity in this specific group of employees.
Objective:
Since a higher morbidity of patients was demonstrated even in certain civilization diseases, which are also partly caused by the way of life, this study has been aimed at the lifestyle of truck drivers. The aim of the present work was to analyze and evaluate some aspects in the lifestyle of truck drivers.
Methods:
The study was carried out by a questionnaire survey. It included 391 respondents addressed within the framework of on-the-job training for professional qualification of drivers for truck driving. The authors determined the drinking regiment, regularity in alimentation, smoking, motion activity and duration of sleep.
Results:
The drinking regiment of 88.5% of respondents was considered sufficient, but most respondents have been taking meals irregularly and without sufficient amounts of vegetables. The extent of smoking in the observed group was slightly higher than that in the general population. Moreover, it has become obvious that 72.4% of respondents practiced walking for at least 30 minutes or three hours a week. The drivers younger than 60 years of age were proved to sleep a shorter time during weekdays than during the weekends by the Wilcoxon pair test.
Conclusion:
The results indicate, similarly to studies abroad, that lifestyle of the selected group of truck drivers are not optimal. It remains to be discussed in which way the working conditions and motivation of the drivers could be improved to have the space and will for improving their own lifestyle.
Keywords:
fright transport – drivers – lifestyle – smoking – sleep duration – drinking regimen - alimentation
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