Factors associated with psychological distress among australian truck drivers: The role of personal, occupation, work, lifestyle, and health risk factors
• Psychological distress in truck drivers stems from personal, workplace, lifestyle, regulatory, and health-related factors. • Drivers face challenges like pay, shift allocation, and safety training, which are modifiable yet largely beyond their control. • To support drivers' health, interventions must target multiple levels and involve stakeholders across the transport industry.
Authors
- Elizabeth Pritchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-4378)
- Alex Collie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-9339)
- Sharon Newnam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0028-9938)
- Dan I. Lubman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-1937)
- Caryn van Vreden
- Ross Iles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-0012)
- Ting Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-6248)
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Friends United (US)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Transport & Health
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2024.101973
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.02