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Driver Screening and Profiling
Clinical & Questionnaire Based Assessment
The core feature of the assessment will include a full medical
history and assessment by means of internationally recognised questionnaires
of the driver’s propensity for sleep disorder(s). The individualised
assessment includes a thorough assessment of the personal circumstances
of every driver, details on environmental variables such as the
Vehicle information, Driving habits, Lifestyle and Sleep habits
and facilities for adequate sleep during work periods.
Actigraphy
In the assessment of driver’s sleep-wake and activity
patterns, the Actiwatch has become the gold-standard device. It
provides objective, accurately measured data on the patient’s
daily life over a period of time from days to months and has a variety
of potential uses in the driver population. It is now possible to
measure a person’s activity, environmental temperature, light
levels, mood state all by means of a device that looks and fits
like a wrist watch. When combined with self-report sleep and activity
logs, the Actiwatch provides an accurate screening tool for the
likelihood of pathological sleepiness. This tool will enable an
efficient and cost effective means of identifying those drivers
at risk of sleepiness.
Overnight Wrist Oximetry
Recent advances in technology has enabled ease of diagnosis for
sleep related breathing disorders such OSA. By means of a simple
device, similar to a wristwatch, patients can be effectively screened
for the presence of breathing related sleep disorders by measuring
oxygen levels and cardiac variability.
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