Attention performance among Brazilian truck drivers and its association with amphetamine use: pilot study

Authors

  • Lucio Garcia de Oliveira Universidade de Sao Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Legal, Etica Medica e Medicina Social e do Trabalho; Instituto Oscar Freire
  • Bernardo dos Santos ; Hospital das Clinicas
  • Priscila Dib Goncalves Universidade de Sao Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Instituto de Psiquiatria
  • Heraclito de Barbosa Carvalho Universidade de Sao Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva
  • Eduardo Massad Universidade de Sao Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Legal, Etica Medica e Medicina Social e do Trabalho; Instituto Oscar Freire
  • Vilma Leyton Universidade de Sao Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Legal, Etica Medica e Medicina Social e do Trabalho; Instituto Oscar Freire

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/rsp.v47i5.76712

Abstract

The aim of this article was to describe the attention functioning of twenty-two truck drivers and its relationship with amphetamine use. Those drivers who reported using amphetamines in the twelve months previous to the interview had the best performance in a test evaluating sustained attention functioning. Although amphetamine use may initially seem advantageous to the drivers, it may actually impair safe driving. The findings suggest the importance of monitoring the laws regarding amphetamine use in this country.

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Published

2013-10-01

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 5 (2013)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Oliveira, L. G. de, Santos, B. dos, Goncalves, P. D., Carvalho, H. de B., Massad, E., & Leyton, V. (2013). Attention performance among Brazilian truck drivers and its association with amphetamine use: pilot study. Revista De Saúde Pública, 47(5), 1001-1005. https://doi.org/10.1590/rsp.v47i5.76712