Stop and revive? The effectiveness of nap and active rest breaks for reducing driver sleepiness
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Article Title | Stop and revive? The effectiveness of nap and active rest breaks for reducing driver sleepiness |
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ERA Journal ID | 6625 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Watling, Christopher N. (Author), Smith, Simon S. (Author) and Horswill, Mark S. (Author) |
Journal Title | Psychophysiology |
Journal Citation | 51 (11), pp. 1131-1138 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0048-5772 |
1469-8986 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12256 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/psyp.12256 |
Abstract | The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two commonly utilised sleepiness countermeasures: a nap break and an active rest break. The effects of the countermeasures were evaluated by physiological (EEG), subjective, and driving performance measures. Participants completed two hours of simulated driving, followed by a 15 minute nap break or a 15 minute active rest break then completed the final hour of simulated driving. The nap break reduced EEG and subjective sleepiness. The active rest break did not reduce EEG sleepiness, with sleepiness levels eventually increasing, and resulted in an immediate reduction of subjective sleepiness. No difference was found between the two breaks for the driving performance measure. The immediate reduction of subjective sleepiness after the active rest break could leave drivers with erroneous perceptions of their sleepiness, particularly with increases of physiological sleepiness after the break. |
Keywords | sleepiness, driving, nap break, active rest break, hazard perception |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420604. Injury prevention |
520206. Psychophysiology | |
520404. Memory and attention | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q700y/stop-and-revive-the-effectiveness-of-nap-and-active-rest-breaks-for-reducing-driver-sleepiness
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