Effects of acute sleep restriction on behavior, sustained attention, and response inhibition in children.
This study examined the effects of acute sleep restriction on the day-time behavior and performance of healthy children and adolescents. 82 participants (8 to 15 years of age) completed 5 nights of baseline sleep and were randomly assigned to Optimized (10 hr.) or Restricted (4 hr.) sleep for an overnight lab visit. Behavior, performance, and sleepiness were assessed the following day. Sleep restriction was associated with shorter daytime sleep latency, increased subjective sleepiness, and increased sleepy and inattentive behaviors but was not associated with increased hyperactive-impulsive behavior or impaired performance on tests of response inhibition and sustained attention. Results are discussed in terms of current theories regarding effects of inadequate or disturbed sleep among children and adolescents.
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E.P. Bradley Hospital Sleep and Chronobiology Research Laboratory, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI 02915, USA. Gahan_Fallone@Brown.edu
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Arnedt
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D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis