Abstract (EN):
The experience of daily stress among bus drivers has
shown to affect physical and psychological health, and can impact
driving behavior and overall road safety. Although previous
research consistently supports these findings, little attention has
been dedicated to the design of a stress detection method able
to synchronize physiological and psychological stress responses of
public bus drivers in their day-to-day routine work. To overcome
this limitation, we propose a mobile sensing approach to detect
georeferenced stress responses and facilitate memory recall of
the stressful situations. Data were collected among public bus
drivers in the city of Porto, Portugal (145 h, 36 bus drivers,
+2300 km), and results supported the validation of our approach
among this population and allowed us to determine specific stressor
categories within certain areas of the city. Furthermore, data
collected throughout the city allowed us to produce a citywide
"stress map" that can be used for spotting areas in need of local
authority intervention. The enriching findings suggest that our
system can be a promising tool to support applied occupational
health interventions for public bus drivers and guide authorities'
interventions to improve these aspects in "future" cities
Idioma:
Inglês
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica
Nº de páginas:
10
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