Key result
Wearable device monitoring of truck drivers during work revealed that systolic blood pressure and heart rate exceeded preset upper limits for an average of 7.17% and 21.22% of their working time, respectively.
Why the study?
Health problems including cardiovascular and major blood vessel diseases have long been reported in truck drivers, but the utility of commercial wearable devices for occupational health monitoring was unclear.
Does vital sign monitoring using wearable devices identify abnormal health parameters in truck drivers during working hours?
Cross-Sectional (n=130)
No
Does vital sign monitoring using wearable devices identify abnormal health parameters in truck drivers during working hours?
Wearable devices may be useful for occupational health monitoring in truck drivers by identifying abnormal vital signs that are not detected during regular health checkups.
May support wearable monitoring to detect work-related vital sign abnormalities in drivers; hypothesis-generating for occupational health outcomes.
Objectives: Health problems of truck drivers, including cardiovascular and major blood vessel diseases, have long been reported. This study aimed to collect vital signs of truck drivers while working by using commercial wearable devices and to determine the utility of the devices for occupational health. Methods: Wearable devices were attached and obtained data from 130 truck drivers working at a single company in Gunma Prefecture in 2020 for 3 continuous working days. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) were monitored during working hours. The duration and proportion of time at which these parameters exceeded preset upper limits were calculated, as were the frequency and proportion of 10% and 20% increases from previous measurement points. Results: The average proportions of time during which SBP, HR, and RR exceeded their preset upper limits were 7.17%, 21.22% and 0.36%, respectively. Also, the average proportions of frequency during which SBP, HR and RR were ≥10% increased above previous measurement points were 5.97%, 12.66% and 11.83%, respectively. These results differed slightly from those obtained during regular health checkups. Health guidance should be provided to truck drivers with excess SBP, HR, and RR who were not identified on regular health checkups. Conclusions: Wearable devices may be useful in promoting the health conditions of truck drivers.
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Uchida et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Occupational health (n=130). Vital sign monitoring using wearable devices was evaluated on Proportion of time during which systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate exceeded preset upper limits. Wearable device monitoring of truck drivers during work revealed that systolic blood pressure and heart rate exceeded preset upper limits for an average of 7.17% and 21.22% of their working time, respectively.
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