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Chronic, but not acute, fatigue predicts self-reported attentional driving errors in mothers attending infant children

Eva CarvajalMar Sánchez-garcíaJaime SanmartínPedro M. Valero-mora

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0301 basic medicineAdultMaleAutomobile DrivingMediational analysislcsh:MedicineArticle03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSurveys and QuestionnairesMedicineHumansAttentionSelf reportlcsh:ScienceFatigueMultidisciplinarybusiness.industrylcsh:RInfantChronic fatigueMiddle Aged030104 developmental biologyRisk factorsChild PreschoolFemalelcsh:QSelf Reportbusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychology

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AbstractMothers attending infant children usually experience high levels of fatigue, and fatigue has been shown to be related to car crashes through attentional errors, among other causes. The current study investigates the effects of fatigue on the attentional errors while driving of women attending infant children. A sample of 112 women—67 attending infant children and 45 not attending—filled out self-report questionnaires assessing acute fatigue, chronic fatigue, and attention-related driving errors. A mediational analysis showed that women attending infant children had higher levels of fatigue, and that chronic fatigue, but not acute fatigue, was related to attentional errors while driving.

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2019-09-04Scientific Reports
10.1038/s41598-019-49223-9http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-019-49223-9