The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes
© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group The 10-min Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-10) is regarded as the gold-standard for assessing vigilant attention following sleep loss; however, other studies have investigated whether shorter versions of the test elicit similar resul...
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| author | Jones, M. Dunican, I. Murray, K. Peeling, P. Dawson, B. Halson, S. Miller, J. Eastwood, Peter |
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| description | © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group The 10-min Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-10) is regarded as the gold-standard for assessing vigilant attention following sleep loss; however, other studies have investigated whether shorter versions of the test elicit similar results to the PVT-10. The present study compared the PVT-10 with 3-min (PVT-3) and 5-min (PVT-5) versions of the test in elite female basketball players. Athletes performed all three tests in the morning and evening for seven consecutive days. Response speed (mean reciprocal reaction time; mean 1/RT), number of errors and number of lapses were determined for each test and time point. The PVT-3 elicited significantly faster response speeds than the other two tests (p < 0.01), while the PVT-5 and PVT-10 were not different. The PVT-10 resulted in more lapses than the PVT-5, followed by the PVT-3, with all tests being significantly different to each other (p < 0.01). In conclusion, while the PVT-5 and PVT-10 were generally similar for response speed, the PVT-3 did not produce results comparable with the PVT-10 for response speed, lapses or errors, and should therefore not be used interchangeably. Further research is required to determine whether the shorter tests are a suitable replacement for the PVT-10 in professional basketball players. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-662132018-04-30T02:48:46Z The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes Jones, M. Dunican, I. Murray, K. Peeling, P. Dawson, B. Halson, S. Miller, J. Eastwood, Peter © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group The 10-min Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-10) is regarded as the gold-standard for assessing vigilant attention following sleep loss; however, other studies have investigated whether shorter versions of the test elicit similar results to the PVT-10. The present study compared the PVT-10 with 3-min (PVT-3) and 5-min (PVT-5) versions of the test in elite female basketball players. Athletes performed all three tests in the morning and evening for seven consecutive days. Response speed (mean reciprocal reaction time; mean 1/RT), number of errors and number of lapses were determined for each test and time point. The PVT-3 elicited significantly faster response speeds than the other two tests (p < 0.01), while the PVT-5 and PVT-10 were not different. The PVT-10 resulted in more lapses than the PVT-5, followed by the PVT-3, with all tests being significantly different to each other (p < 0.01). In conclusion, while the PVT-5 and PVT-10 were generally similar for response speed, the PVT-3 did not produce results comparable with the PVT-10 for response speed, lapses or errors, and should therefore not be used interchangeably. Further research is required to determine whether the shorter tests are a suitable replacement for the PVT-10 in professional basketball players. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66213 10.1080/02640414.2018.1433443 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Jones, M. Dunican, I. Murray, K. Peeling, P. Dawson, B. Halson, S. Miller, J. Eastwood, Peter The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| title | The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| title_full | The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| title_fullStr | The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| title_short | The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| title_sort | psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66213 |