Simple reaction time, duration of driving and sleep deprivation in young versus old automobile drivers
Simple reaction time, duration of driving and sleep deprivation in young versus old automobile drivers
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年轻汽车驾驶员与老年汽车驾驶员的简单反应时间、驾驶持续时间和睡眠剥夺
DOI：
10.1046/j.1365-2869.1999.00127.x
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
T. Åkerstedt
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作者：
Pierre Philip;J. Taillard;M;Bernard Bioulac;T. Åkerstedt
车祸是现代社会中死亡的主要原因之一，嗜睡被认为是一个主要的危险因素。本研究的目的是：（1）将睡眠不足和驾驶时间与绩效指标联系起来;（2）确定绩效下降的危险因素。我们调查了294名驾驶员（年龄< 30岁，n=100;年龄≥ 30岁，n=194），他们开车进入休息区。所有人都被要求填写一份关于驾驶和以前的睡眠/觉醒模式的问卷，并进行10分钟的简单反应时间（RT）测试。性能水平由10%最慢的RT确定。以10%最慢RT的平均值作为因变量的多元回归分析表明，年龄、驾驶时间和先前休息时间（短暂）是主要预测因素。我们的研究表明，可能需要提高公众对超长驾驶的认识，特别是年轻司机。
Car accidents are one of the major causes of death in modern society and sleepiness is identified as one major risk factor. The purposes of the present study were: (1) to relate the sleep loss and driving time to a performance indicator and (2) to identify risk factors of performance decrement. We investigated 294 drivers (age < 30 years, n=100; age ≥ 30 years, n=194) who drove into a rest stop area. All were asked to fill out a questionnaire about the drive and previous sleep/wake pattern, and to carry out a 10 min, simple reaction time (RT) test. The level of performance is identified by the 10% slowest RTs. Multiple regression analysis, with the mean of the 10% Slowest RTs as the dependent variable, showed that age, duration of drive, and duration (shortness) of previous breaks were the main predictors. Our study suggests that public awareness may need to be raised with respect excessive length of driving, especially in young drivers.