ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2018
The impact of total sleep deprivation upon cognitive functioning in firefighters.
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- Occupation-Induced Fatigue and Impacts on Emergency First Responders: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a 24/48 to 48/96 Shift Schedule Change on Firefighter Sleep and Health: Short-Term Improvements and Six-Month Stability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The Effect of Fitness on Performance, Exertion, and Cognition During Simulated Firefighter Occupational Tasks.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Acute exercise impacts heart rate variability but not cognitive flexibility during subsequent simulated firefighter occupational tasks.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Depression and daytime dysfunction centralize the fatigue-sleep cascade in island firefighters: a symptom network and Bayesian DAG study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effects of Sitting Callisthenic Balance and Resistance Exercise Programs on Cognitive Function in Older Participants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Firefighter sleep: a pilot study of the agreement between actigraphy and self-reported sleep measures.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- The Interaction of Inflammatory Markers and Alcohol-Use on Cognitive Function in Korean Male Firefighters.Psychiatry investigation · 2021Article
- The Impact of a Structured Exercise Programme upon Cognitive Function in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients.Brain sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionFirefighters as a profession are required to maintain high levels of attention for prolonged periods. However, total sleep deprivation (TSD) could influence negatively upon performance, particularly when the task is prolonged and repetitive. PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to examine the influence of TSD on cognitive functioning in a group of firefighters. SUBJECTS AND
methodsSixty volunteers who were active male fire brigade officers were examined with a computerized battery test that consisted of simple reaction time (SRT) (repeated three times), choice reaction time, visual attention test, and delayed matching to sample. Six series of measurements were undertaken over a period of TSD.
resultsPerformance in the second attempt in SRT test was significantly worse in terms of increased number of errors and, consequently, decreased number of correct responses during TSD. In contrast, the choice reaction time number of correct responses as well as the visual attention test reaction time for all and correct responses significantly improved compared to initial time points.
conclusionThe study has confirmed that subjects committed significantly more errors and, consequently, noted a smaller number of correct responses in the second attempt of SRT test. However, the remaining results showed reversed direction of TSD influence. TSD potentially leads to worse performance in a relatively easy task in a group of firefighters. Errors during repetitive tasks in firefighting routines could potentially translate into catastrophic consequences.
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