Journal article
Examining demographic, work, and sleep characteristics among older South Asian American yellow taxi drivers in New York City: A brief report
SLEEP MEDICINE, v 96, p128
Aug 2022
PMID: 35661054
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Abstract
Objectives: This exploratory study examines workplace factors, sleep, sleep disorders, and safety among older (age 50 years and above) yellow taxi drivers in New York City (NYC) of South Asian descent. Methods: Using street intercept methods, quantitative data was collected among yellow taxi drivers in NYC (n = 27) from January-March 2020. Results: Among drivers, higher than normal sleepiness was identified in 33%, sleeping fewer than 7 hours on worknights work nights was reported by 52%, and 37% were at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Among drivers, 11% (n = 3) reported a motor vehicle accident in the past year and all drivers who reported an accident were at high risk for OSA. Conclusions: Findings from this hard-to-reach and understudied population revealed that most drivers did not report sufficient sleep on work nights. Results found over one-third of drivers had high OSA risk and drivers at high risk for OSA contributed to all reports of motor vehicle crashes. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Examining demographic, work, and sleep characteristics among older South Asian American yellow taxi drivers in New York City: A brief report
- Publication Details
- SLEEP MEDICINE, v 96, p128
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER; AMSTERDAM
- Grant note
- This work was supported by the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health under the NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities grant award #U54MD00053815. Dr. Robbins also reports support from the NIH National Heart Lung and Blood Institute #K01HL150339. Dr. Robbins has served as a consultant to Sleep Cycle AB; With Deep, Inc., Wave Meditation, Inc., Savoir Beds Ltd., Loona Inc., and Rituals Cosmetics Enterprise B.V. Dr. Quan serves as a consultant for Whispersom, Bryte Bed and Best Doctors.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000833416100004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85131116901
- Other Identifier
- 991021861203704721
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