Implementation of European national driving regulations for obstructive sleep apnoea: challenges and recommendations
Driving regulations for OSA apply in most European countries, but excessively strict criteria for OSA severity, sleepiness and delayed permission to resume driving are questionable. Further research is needed on whether such regulations result in fewer accidents and on the objective identification of sleepiness.
Authors
- Ysbrand D. van der Werf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2370-9584)
- Pierre Philip
- Sarah Hartley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3028-4430)
- Walter T. McNicholas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5927-2738)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Morpho (United States) (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (FR)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- St. Vincent's University Hospital (IE)
- Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré (FR)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Sommeil, Addiction et Neuropsychiatrie (FR)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02484-2024
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.15
Funders
- Ege Üniversitesi
- Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala
- Háskólinn í Reykjavík
- HORIZON EUROPE European Innovation Council