Attention performance among Brazilian truck drivers and its association with amphetamine use: pilot study

Revista de Saúde Pública

Lúcio Garcia De Oliveira¹  Bernardo Dos Santos¹  Priscila Dib Gonçalves¹  Heráclito De Barbosa Carvalho¹  Eduardo Massad¹  Vilma Leyton¹ 

关键词: Automobile Driving;    Motor Vehicles;    Amphetamines;    adverse effects;    Task Performance and Analysis;    Transportation;    manpower;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Condução de Veículo;    Veículos Automotores;    Anfetaminas;    efeitos adversos;    Análise e Desempenho de Tarefas;    Transportes;    recursos humanos;    Estudos Transversais;    Conducción de Automóvil;    Vehículos a Motor;    Anfetaminas;    efectos adversos;    Análisis y Desempeño de Tareas;    Transportes;    recursos humanos;    Estudios Transversales;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004702

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this article was to describe the attention functioning of twenty-two truck drivers and its relationship with amphetamine use. Those drivers who reported using amphetamines in the twelve months previous to the interview had the best performance in a test evaluating sustained attention functioning. Although amphetamine use may initially seem advantageous to the drivers, it may actually impair safe driving. The findings suggest the importance of monitoring the laws regarding amphetamine use in this country.

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