Brazilian air traffic controllers exhibit excessive sleepiness

Brazilian air traffic controllers exhibit excessive sleepiness

Abstract Excessive sleepiness (ES) is an increased tendency to initiate involuntary sleep for naps at inappropriate times. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess ES in air traffic controllers (ATCo). Methods: 45 flight protection professionals were evaluated, comprising 30 ATCo, su...

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Main Authors: Valdenilson Ribeiro Ribas, Cláudia Ângela Vilela de Almeida, Hugo André de Lima Martins, Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Alves, Marcos José Pinheiro Cândido Alves, Severino Marcos de Oliveira Carneiro, Valéria Ribeiro Ribas, Carlos Augusto Carvalho de Vasconcelos, Everton Botelho Sougey, Raul Manhães de Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
somnolence
sleep latency
air traffic controllers
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