Efficacy of Napping Strategies to Counter the Effects of Sleep Deprivation

Abstract

There is an abundance of evidence indicating that a nap taken during long periods of otherwise continuous wakefulness is extremely beneficial for improving alertness and performance (Bonnet, 1990; 1991; Dinges Whitehouse Orne and Orne 1988; Lorizio Terzano Parrino, Cesana, and Priore, 1990; Matsumoto and Harada, 1994; Rogers, Spencer, Stone, and Nicholson 1989; Rosa, 1993; Webb, 1987). However, scheduling naps is not a simple matter. Several factors are important to consider before implementing a napping regime into a continuous operations scenario.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADP013765

Entities

People

  • Jo Lynn Caldwell

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Temperature
  • Computers
  • Deprivation
  • Electroencephalography
  • Eye Movements
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Intervention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Reaction Time
  • Resource Management
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Situational Awareness
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Wakefulness

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Military History
  • Systems Analysis and Design