Cognition and Attention in Surgeons and Nurses
Conditions
Brief summary
The d2 test of attention has been used in studies regarding sleep deprivation due to night shifts in hospital staff, in order to determine whether sleep deprivation has an impact on performance. However, by repeating the test there appears to be a test-retest effect, as the participants improve when performing the test more than once. The aim of this study is to determine, whether the d2 test of attention has a test-retest effect.
Detailed description
20 surgeons and 20 surgical nurses will be included in this study. They will be asked, after thorough instruction, to perform the d2 test of attention after a designed schedule. The participants will on day 1 and 2 perform the test 3 times consecutively at intervals of 5 minutes. On day 3, 4 and 5 the test will be repeated only once. After the 5th day follows a 7-day-break. On day 13 the test will again be performed once.
Interventions
OTHERd2 test of attention
Sponsors
Herlev Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
22 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- Nurses and surgeons at the department of Surgery, Herlev hospital. Age 22-55 years.
Exclusion criteria
* Known sleep disturbances and attentional deficits, previous use of the d2 test of attention, use of central stimulating drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Test score for the d2 test of attention | one year |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed