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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Sleepiness and Accidental Risk in 36140 Regularly Registered Highway Drivers

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  • Pierre Philip
  • Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi
  • Emmanuel Lagarde
  • Jacques Taillard
  • Annick Canel
  • Patricia Sagaspe
  • Stéphanie Bioulac

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Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a frequent neurodevelopmental disorder that increases accidental risk. Recent studies show that some patients with ADHD can also suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness but there are no data assessing the role of sleepiness in road safety in patients with ADHD. We conducted an epidemiological study to explore sleep complaints, inattention and driving risks among automobile drivers. Methods and Findings: From August to September 2014, 491186 regular highway users were invited to participate in an Internet survey on driving habits. 36140 drivers answered a questionnaire exploring driving risks, sleep complaints, sleepiness at the wheel, ADHD symptoms (Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale) and distraction at the wheel. 1.7% of all drivers reported inattention-related driving accidents and 0.3% sleep-related driving accidents in the previous year. 1543 drivers (4.3%) reported ADHD symptoms and were more likely to report accidents than drivers without ADHD symptoms (adjusted OR = 1.24, [1.03–1.51], p 15) versus 3.2% of drivers without ADHD symptoms and 20.5% reported severe sleepiness at the wheel versus 7.3%. Drivers with ADHD symptoms reported significantly more sleep-related (adjusted OR = 1.4, [1.21–1.60], p

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  • Pierre Philip & Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi & Emmanuel Lagarde & Jacques Taillard & Annick Canel & Patricia Sagaspe & Stéphanie Bioulac, 2015. "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Sleepiness and Accidental Risk in 36140 Regularly Registered Highway Drivers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(9), pages 1-14, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0138004
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138004
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    1. Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani & Zahra Fathirezaie & Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani & Georgian Badicu & Safyeh Ebrahimi & Robert Wilhelm Grosz & Dena Sadeghi Bahmani & Serge Brand, 2020. "Driving Accidents, Driving Violations, Symptoms of Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity (ADHD) and Attentional Network Tasks," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-17, July.

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