Predicting Nighttime Alertness Following Prophylactic Naps or, “How Long Should I Nap Before That All-Nighter?

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• Personal Author:
  Bonnet MH ; Rosa, Roger R.
• Description:
  Laboratory studies have demonstrated that napping before an extended vigil (I.e., prophylactic napping) can delay the decline in alertness durlng the vigil. An Important practical question from this research concerns the minimum amount of sleep required to maintain a given level of alertness. Setting nap lengths at a minimum is Important because biological rhythm, environmental, social, and other practical factors mitigate against sleeping during the day. Here we describe a multivariate equation for establishing the minimum nap length necessary for maintaining a desired level of alertness (as measured by the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)) for extended operations up to 47 hours. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Periodicity Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Biological-rhythms Circadian-rhythms Electroencephalography Occupational-accidents Sleep-deprivation
• ISSN:
  0093-0407
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036986
• Citation:
  Sleep Res 1991 Jan; 20:417
• Editor(s):
  Chase MH; Lydic R; O'Connor C
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Sleep Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:400302175ed42b3f75231851bd6033f98b352e19cca82bf2c2b9b400c010ed2945ebc65b456fa5f94cab2bfee9b5b64853055316586fbb96ef0310b4c3f6a50f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188173/cdc_188173_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 97.58 KB ]