Research on night shift-work and night-time nap for long distance bus drivers

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Social systems engineering/Safety system
• Research Institution: Osaka City University
• Principal Investigator: Ikeda Hiroshi 大阪市立大学, 複合先端研究機構, 特別研究員 (50524716)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 夜行高速バス / 仮眠 / 睡眠 / 心拍 / 質問紙

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research is concerned with the actual situation of night-time work for long distance bus drivers, and in order to examine the validity of a night-time nap to prevent overwork, a questionnaire and heart rate measurement were used. As a result, it is shown that there is a difference of the quality of sleep for some drivers. Also, the results show that the heart rate during the night-time nap in the bus cabin is lower than day-time sleep in accommodation. Sleep is necessary to prevent drowsiness and recover from fatigue, therefore, this research was performed to investigate a higher quality of sleep environment.

Free Research Field

人間工学