The sensitivity of a PDA-based psychomotor vigilance task to sleep restriction in 10-year-old girls
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2009
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Peters, J.
Biggs, S.
Bauer, K.
Lushington, K.
Kennedy, J.
Martin, J.
Dorrian, J.
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Journal of Sleep Research, 2009; 18(2):173-177
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Jacqueline D. Peters, Sarah N. Biggs, Katie M. M. Bauer, Kurt Lushington, Declan Kennedy, James Martin and Jillian Dorrian
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The impact of sleep restriction on sustained attention in children has not been well quantified. To address this shortcoming, this study tested the sensitivity of a 5-minpersonal digital assistant-psychomotor vigilance task (PDA-PVT) to sleep restriction in14 female children [mean (SD) age = 10.6 ± 0.3 years]. The children underwent PDA-PVT trials at regular intervals both before and after a sleep restriction (5 h time-in-bed)and a control (10 h time-in-bed) condition. Sleep restriction was associated with longer mean response times and increased number of lapses. These results are consistent withfindings in the adult literature suggesting an association between inadequate sleep and impaired functioning. In conclusion, the 5-min PDA-PVT is sensitive to sleep restriction in pre-adolescent female children supporting the utility of the PDA-PVTfor examining the impact of sleep deprivation on daytime functioning in children.
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© 2009 European Sleep Research Society
Link to a related website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00716.x, Open Access via Unpaywall
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