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Risk Of Motor Vehicle Accidents In Adolescents Increased By Sleep Problems And Sleepiness

February 15th, 2010 Posted in Medical Information, Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
A study in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that sleepiness at the wheel and poor sleep quality significantly increase the risk of motor vehicle accidents in adolescents. Results indicate that adolescent drivers were twice as likely to have had a crash if they experienced sleepiness while driving (adjusted odds ratio = 2.1) or reported having bad sleep (OR = 1...
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