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

Author(s)

de Oliveira, Lucio Garcia ^[1] ; dos Santos, Bernardo ^[2] ; Goncalves, Priscila Dib ^[3] ; Carvalho, Heraclito de Barbosa ^[4] ; Massad, Eduardo ^[1] ; Leyton, Vilma ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Med Legal Et Med & Med Social & Trabalho, Inst Oscar Freire, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Enfermagem, Serv Apoio Pesquisa, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Serv Psicol & Neuropsicol, Inst Psiquiatria, Hosp Clin, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Dept Prevent Med, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 47, n. 5 OCT 2013.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

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. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/00973-6 - Study on polydrug use, cognitive, mental, and emotional functioning and sleep disorders among truck drivers in the State of Sao Paulo
• Grantee: Lúcio Garcia de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers
• FAPESP's process: 11/11682-0 - Study on polydrug use, cognitive, mental, and emotional functioning and sleep disorders among truck drivers in the State of São Paulo
• Grantee: Lúcio Garcia de Oliveira
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants