Relationship between sleep duration affects cognitive function in adolescents

 

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Autores: Smolarek, André de Camargo, Mascarenhas, Luis Paulo Gomes, Ferreira, Luis Henrique Boiko, Cascante Rusenhack, Marcio Maciel, Moncada Jiménez, José, Souza Junior, Tácito Pessoa de
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Fecha de Publicación:2016
实物特征:Sleep time may interfere with the ability to perform tasks requiring memory, organization and reasoning. A lack of sleep has been related to cognitive deficits; however, few studies had demonstrated an association between sleep duration and cognitive performance in South American adolescents. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine whether a correlation between sleep duration and cognitive performance in adolescents exist. Participants from a rural school in Brazil were required to register the time they went to bed to sleep and the time they woke-up the following morning. The Stroop test was used to measure cognitive performance. Independent samples t-tests and a binary logistic regression analysis were computed. Boys went to bed a mean of one-hour later than girls (p < 0.05); however, they woke-up only a mean of 13-min later (p > 0.05). Boys slept 20-min less compared to girls (p < 0.05). Boys read more correctly than girls (p < 0.05); however, no significant gender differences were observed for reading speed and word color performance tests. A significant correlation (r = 0.12, p = 0.01) between sleep duration and cognitive performance on the Stroop test was found. In conclusion, individuals with adequate sleep duration performed better on cognitive tasks than individuals with irregular sleeping habits.
País:Kérwá
机构:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/74037
在线阅读:http://revistaespacios.com/a16v37n25/16372528.html
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/74037
Palabra clave:Sleep duration
Cognitive impairment
Stroop Test
Adolescents