Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4978771 | Accident Analysis & Prevention | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
On average, subjective sleepiness during wake periods of the split condition was significantly higher than that during the first half of wake periods of the consolidated condition, but was similar to the level during the second half. These findings were observed for wake periods that occurred during both the biological day and biological night. Previous data have shown that cognitive impairment at night is lower for split schedules than consolidated schedules, but the current data indicate that feelings of sleepiness are greater for split schedules than consolidated schedules for at least half of the time awake. Thus, it should be explained to people operating split sleep/wake schedules that although they may perform well, they are likely to feel sleepy.
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Authors
Xuan Zhou, Charli Sargent, Anastasi Kosmadopoulos, David Darwent, Drew Dawson, Gregory D. Roach,