• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.376-391
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• 2023

Objectives: Our previously published study showed that a workplace nutrition intervention program with personalized goal setting and smartphone-based nutrition counseling improved dietary habits and physical activity in city bus drivers who were overweight/obese. This study explored the facilitators and barriers that participants faced in achieving their dietary and physical activity goals six months after the intervention. Methods: The study included bus drivers and dietitians who participated in the intervention program. Three focus group interviews were conducted with 10 bus drivers (divided by two groups based on their achievement of set goals) and five dietitians who had provided nutrition counseling. Results: Willpower was the most important intrapersonal facilitator for drivers to achieve their goals. Other factors that promoted behavioral changes were nutrition counseling by dietitians, trackable physical activity using smartwatches, and setting of practical and achievable goals. Meanwhile, the most important barriers identified were occupational factors such as long driving hours, short breaks, and shift work. Other barriers were environmental factors such as availability of snackable food, accessibility to convenience stores, and cold weather. Family and colleagues were perceived as both facilitators and barriers. In addition, dietitians identified a lack of knowledge about healthy diet as one of the barriers. Conclusions: Our results suggested that the workplace environment should be improved and that nutrition intervention programs at the workplace could encourage bus drivers to practice healthy eating habits. The facilitators and barriers identified in this study should be considered when planning a nutrition intervention program for bus drivers.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.454-461
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• 2018

Background: Working conditions and psychosocial work factors have acquired an important role explaining the well-being and performance of professional drivers, including those working in the field of public transport. This study aimed to examine the association between job strain and the operational performance of public transport drivers and to compare the expositions with psychosocial risk at work of three different types of transport workers: taxi drivers, city bus drivers, and interurban bus drivers. Method: A sample of 780 professional drivers was drawn from three transport companies in Bogota (Colombia). The participants answered the Job Content Questionnaire and a set of sociodemographic and driving performance questions, including age, professional driving experience, work schedules, and accidents and penalties suffered in the last 2 years. Results: Analyses showed significant associations between measures of socio-labor variables and key performance indicators such road traffic accidents and penalties. Furthermore, multiple linear regression analysis contributed to explain significantly suffered accidents from key variables of the Job Demand-Control model, essentially from job strain. In addition, throughout post-hoc analyses, significant differences were found in terms of perceived social support, job strain, and job insecurity. Conclusion: Work stress is an issue that compromises the safety of professional drivers. This research provides evidence supporting a significant effect of job strain on the professional driver's performance. Moreover, the statistically significant differences between taxi drivers, city bus drivers, and interurban bus drivers in their expositions to work-related stress suggest the need for tailored occupational safety interventions on each occupational group.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권3D호
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• pp.391-401
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• 2011

시내버스 준공영제 시행은 시내버스 운전자의 신분안정과 근무환경, 복지의 향상을 가져왔다. 이러한 혜택은 시내버스 운전자의 이직을 방지하여 시내버스 운전자들의 연령이 증가하고 있다. 시내버스 준공영제 시행 후 시내버스 교통사고 중 사망사고가 증가하는 등의 부작용이 사회적 문제로 부각되고 있다. 이러한 시내버스 준공영제로 인한 문제점을 최소화하기 위하여 시내버스 교통사고의 저감대책 마련 시 운전자의 연령 증가와 이로 인한 고령운전자의 운전행동 특성을 반영한 교통사고 저감대책 마련의 필요성이 최근 부각되고 있다. 기존의 고령운전자의 교통사고저감 대책 마련은 단순한 정책방향이 대부분이었다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 실제교통사고 야기자인 고령운전자와 비고령운전자를 대상으로 설문조사와 함께 운전정밀적성검사를 통하여 운전행동특성을 파악하였다. 그 결과 고령운전자의 운전행동특성을 정확하게 알 수 있었다. 또한, 구조방정식을 통한 고령운전자 행동 특성 분석모형 결과를 통해 고령운전자의 교통사고 저감대책을 마련, 제시 할 수 있었다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2011

Objectives: The questionnaire of occupational stress index (OSI) has been popular in the workplace, and it has been tailored for bus drivers in Taiwan. Nevertheless, its outcomes for participants are based on self-evaluations, thus validation by their physiological stress biomarker is warranted and this is the main goal of this study. Methods: A cross-sectional study of sixty-three city bus drivers and fifty-four supporting staffs for comparison was conducted. Questionnaire surveys, 24-hour urine cortisol testing, and blood draws for dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S) testing were performed. The measured concentrations of these biological measures were logarithmically transformed before the statistical analysis where various scores of stressor factors, moderators, and stress effects of each OSI domain were analyzed by applying multiple linear regression models. Results: For drivers, the elevated 24-hour urine cortisol level was associated with a worker's relationship with their supervisor and any life change events in the most recent 3 months. The DHEA-S level was higher in drivers of younger age as well as drivers with more concerns relating to their salary and bonuses. Non-drivers showed no association between any stressor or satisfaction and urine cortisol and blood DHEA-S levels. Conclusion: Measurements of biomarkers may offer additional stress evaluations with OSI questionnaires for bus drivers. Increased DHEA-S and cortisol levels may result from stressors like income security. Prevention efforts towards occupational stress and life events and health promotional efforts for aged driver were important anti-stress remedies.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.363-371
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing health promoting lifestyle of urban bus driver in small-sized companies. Methods: This study included 118 urban bus drivers who completed questionnaires. The data were collected from 6 small-sized bus companies located in a metropolitan city, from January to February 2015. Analyses were done using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression analysis. SPSS/Win 18.0 was used. Results: The scores of HPLP of urban bus drivers were 2.7 (on a 4-point scale). Mean of HPLP sub-scores were self-fulfillment ($3.0{\pm}0.5$), interpersonal relationship ($2.9{\pm}0.5$), physical activity ($2.9{\pm}0.7$), health responsibility ($2.7{\pm}0.5$), healthy diet ($2.6{\pm}0.6$), and stress management ($2.5{\pm}0.5$). Among independent variables, job satisfaction and presence of religion were significantly related to health promoting lifestyle (explained 39.2%). Conclusions: This study revealed that there is a need to strengthen job satisfaction for urban bus drivers' health promoting lifestyle.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 시내버스 준공영제를 시행하여 좋은 성과를 이루고 있는 부산시를 통해 부산시 시내버스 준공영제가 시내버스 교통사고 및 시내버스 운전자의 운전태도 변화에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 정리하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 시내버스 준공영제 시행 전 후와 시행 후 시간이 경과함에 따른 시간적, 공간적, 시내버스 교통사고 요인별 추이 및 특성을 파악한 결과 전체적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 시내버스 준공영제 시행 전 후 시내버스 운전자의 교통법규위반감소 요인별 분석과 교통사고 감소에 가장 많은 영향을 끼친 요인으로 각각 안전운전의무불이행 위반 감소와 고용 안정으로 나타났다. 셋째, 시내버스 준공영제 시행 전 후 시내버스 운전자의 운전태도 변화정도와 변화 요인 분석을 파악하였다. 금번 연구를 통하여 시내버스 준공영제 시행 전 후의 사고저감 효과분석과 함께 시간경과에 따른 문제점 분석 및 대책을 마련할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2000

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the experience and point prevalence rate and factors related with Low Back Pain (LBP) in bin drivers. Methods: Questionnaires were completed by 200 drivers at 2 bus companies in Andong city in October.2000. The information was used to estimate odds ratio (OR) and $99\%$ confidence intervals (CI) for factors relation to LBP. A cross-section study design was used. Results: The experience rate for LBP was $53.5\%$, point prevalence rate was $31.5\%$. Variables significantly associated with LBP experience were employ duration and stress related occupation. The higher subjects had experienced stress. the higher experience for LBP was (OR=2.9, $95\%$ Cl 1.2-7.2). The longer subjects had employ duration in bus company, the higher experience far LBP was (OR=1.3, $95\%$ Cl 1.2-7.2). Significant factors relation to a week point prevalence far LBP were obesity and employ duration. LBP increased as weight increased (OR=4.1, Cl 1.6-10.7). The longer subjects has employ duration at bus company, the higher LBP is (OR=1.4. $95\%$ Cl 1.6-2.9). Conclusions: Results from this study indicated that a statistically significant factor relation to LBP was stress related occupation. employ duration, and obesity.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2016

본 연구는 시내버스 운전자의 실제 운행기록 정보를 토대로 사고발생 가능성을 내포한 운전자를 판단할 수 있는 모형개발을 목적으로 하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 사고발생 운전자 및 사고 미발생 운전자의 실제 운행기록 정보에서 교통사고와 관련한 유의변수를 도출하는 한편, 판별분석(Discriminant Analysis) 및 로지스틱회귀분석(Logistic Regression Analysis)을 적용하여 개발된 분류모형에 대한 모형간 정확도를 비교하였다. 또한, 개발된 모형을 다른 운전자들의 운행기록자료에 적용하여 모형의 정확도를 검증하였다. 사고발생 가능성을 내포한 운전자 분류모형을 개발한 결과 감속도($X_{deceleration}$) 및 우측방향 가속도($Y_{right}$)가 동시에 작용할 때 이 변수가 사고발생 운전자 분류의 최적 요인변수로 도출되었으며, 판별분석에 의한 예측모형은 최대 62.8%, 로지스틱회귀분석에 의한 예측모형은 최대 76.7%의 비율로 사고 발생 운전자 분류가 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 모형 예측력에 대한 검증결과 84.1%의 적중률을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2013

The gear shifting timing of a manual transmission vehicle is influencing fuel economy. This paper focuses on an gear shifting indicator of an city bus with manual transmission, which can improve fuel economy. The shift indicator is supposed to collect the vehicle data during driving, calculate and compare fuel economy with and without gear shifting, and indicate the proper gear shifting timing. The H/W and S/W of the shift indicator are developed and tested on city bus in this research. The experiments are carried out on real road by 3 different drivers and the results show the improvement of fuel economy from 6.0% to 21.4%. The average engine torque and speed are reduced due to early gear shifting and the usage of highest gear is increased. The results of chassis test are also performed and show 7.5% improvement of fuel economy.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권3호
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• pp.343-351
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• 2018

Renewable energy sources has drawn considerable attention as clean energy sources because of changing public attitudes regarding greenhouse gas and fine dust. Recently, in this respect, the government provides the drivers of electric vehicles with various benefits such as tax reduction, financial incentives and free parking from the public to the private sector. Plug-in electric vehicles are the most common in the private sector. Otherwise, different types of battery-based buses in the public sector are being developed, and there are three main types of charging: plug-in, battery swapping and wireless. Therefore, economic assessment of charging types in each bus route is required in order to facilitate the use of battery-based buses instead of the existing CNG buses. In this paper, net present value(NPV) and B/C ratio of charging types are evaluated in consideration of the bus schedule, the cost of charging station, and the life cycle of battery, etc. per each bus route. In case study, main bus routes in Daegu City are simulated with the proposed evaluation method to validate the eco-bus project.