Subjective perception of sleepiness in a driving simulator is different from that in the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test.

Schreier, David; Roth, Corinne; Mathis, Johannes (2015). Subjective perception of sleepiness in a driving simulator is different from that in the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test. Sleep medicine, 16(8), pp. 994-998. Elsevier 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.01.023

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OBJECTIVE

To test whether sleep-deprived, healthy subjects who do not always signal spontaneously perceived sleepiness (SPS) before falling asleep during the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) would do so in a driving simulator.

METHODS

Twenty-four healthy subjects (20-26 years old) underwent a MWT for 40 min and a driving simulator test for 1 h, before and after one night of sleep deprivation. Standard electroencephalography, electrooculography, submental electromyography, and face videography were recorded simultaneously to score wakefulness and sleep. Subjects were instructed to signal SPS as soon as they subjectively felt sleepy and to try to stay awake for as long as possible in every test. They were rewarded for both "appropriate" perception of SPS and staying awake for as long as possible.

RESULTS

After sleep deprivation, seven subjects (29%) did not signal SPS before falling asleep in the MWT, but all subjects signalled SPS before falling asleep in the driving simulator (p <0.004).

CONCLUSIONS

The previous results of an "inaccurate" SPS in the MWT were confirmed, and a perfect SPS was shown in the driving simulator. It was hypothesised that SPS is more accurate for tasks involving continuous feedback of performance, such as driving, compared to the less active situation of the MWT. Spontaneously perceived sleepiness in the MWT cannot be used to judge sleepiness perception while driving. Further studies are needed to define the accuracy of SPS in working tasks or occupations with minimal or no performance feedback.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Schreier, David Raphael, Roth Wälti, Corinne, Mathis, Johannes

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1389-9457

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Valentina Rossetti

Date Deposited:

02 Oct 2015 09:45

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:26

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.sleep.2015.01.023

PubMed ID:

26100444

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Driving simulator; Maintenance of wakefulness test; Sleep deprivation; Sleepiness; Spontaneously perceived sleepiness

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.72089

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/72089

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