Perception of simulated driving performance after sleep restriction and caffeine.
J Psychosom Res
; 63(6): 573-7, 2007 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-18061746
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
As feelings of alertness are reported to be highly correlated with performance perception, the objective of this study was to determine whether caffeine, a common countermeasure to driver sleepiness, affected a sleepy driver's ability to monitor his or her simulated driving performance.METHODS:
Twelve healthy young adults (six males, six females) participated in three counterbalanced, blinded, daytime conditions control [9 h time in bed (TIB)], 100 mg caffeine (4 h TIB), and placebo (4 h TIB). Driving performance was measured through lane drift on a series of 30-min simulated driving sessions. Subjective sleepiness and perception of driving performance were measured at 5-min intervals during driving sessions via the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale and a corresponding perception scale.RESULTS:
Sleep restriction had a significant detrimental effect on driving performance and subjective measures. Caffeine resulted in significant improvements across all measures. Subjective measures were found to be significantly correlated after sleep restriction and prior to caffeine. Correlations between actual and perceived performance were nonsignificant across all conditions.CONCLUSIONS:
The strong correlation between subjective measures supports the postulation that sleepiness is used as a cue for performance prediction when sleep restricted. The relationship between perceived and actual performance after fatigue countermeasures remains inconclusive. Further research, addressing limitations, is needed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos de la Percepción
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Privación de Sueño
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Conducción de Automóvil
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Percepción Visual
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Interfaz Usuario-Computador
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Cafeína
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Estimulantes del Sistema Nervioso Central
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Psychosom Res
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia