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The impact of anticipating a stressful task on sleep inertia when on-call.
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Applied Ergonomics . Jan2020, Vol. 82, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Sleep inertia, the state of reduced alertness upon waking, can negatively impact on-call workers. Anticipation of a stressful task on sleep inertia, while on-call was investigated. Young, healthy males (n = 23) spent an adaptation, control and two counterbalanced on-call nights in the laboratory. When on-call, participants were told they would be woken to a high or low stress task. Participants were not woken during the night, instead were given a 2300-0700 sleep opportunity. Participants slept ∼7.5-h in all conditions. Upon waking, sleep inertia was quantified using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale and Psychomotor Vigilance and Spatial Configuration Tasks, administered at 15-min intervals. Compared to control, participants felt sleepier post waking when on-call and sleepiest in the low stress compared to the high stress condition (p < .001). Spatial performance was faster when on-call compared to control (p < .001). Findings suggest that anticipating a high-stress task when on-call, does not impact sleep inertia severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *WAKEFULNESS
*JOB stress
*DROWSINESS
*COGNITIVE ability
*PARTICIPANT observation
*THOUGHT & thinking
*RESEARCH
*HUMAN research subjects
*CLINICAL trials
*WORK
*RESEARCH methodology
*PSYCHOLOGY of movement
*MEDICAL cooperation
*EVALUATION research
*SLEEP
*COMPARATIVE studies
*SLEEP deprivation
*ATTENTION
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036870
- Volume :
- 82
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Ergonomics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 140982476
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102942