The Injury Cost of Daylight Savings Time
The Injury Cost of Daylight Savings Time
Main supervisors: Associate Professor Janneke Berecki-Gisolf & Professor Stuart Newstead
Associate supervisor: Dr Angelo D’Elia
Whilst a majority of Australian jurisdictions observe daylight savings time (DST), some jurisdictions have done so only intermittently, and the impact of DST on safety and health is still the subject of debate. The aim of this PhD thesis research is to explore the effect of DST on the incidence of injury with a focus on transport-related injury. Overall the project will involve a literature review; the analysis of existing administrative datasets; and the potential to collect biometric data in collaboration with other researchers at Monash University. Administrative data to be utilised will include hospital admission and emergency department presentations. Other data that could potentially be explored includes police-recorded crash data and traffic infringement data.