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The psychomotor vigilance test: A comparison of different test durations in elite athletes
Jones, Maddison J. Dunican, Ian C. Murray, Kevin Peeling, Peter Dawson, Brian Halson, Shona Miller, Joanna Eastwood, Peter R.
Jones, Maddison J.
Dunican, Ian C.
Murray, Kevin
Peeling, Peter
Dawson, Brian
Halson, Shona
Miller, Joanna
Eastwood, Peter R.
Abstract
The 10-min Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-10) is regarded as the gold-standard for assessing vigilant attention following sleep loss; however, other studies have investigated whether shorter versions of the test elicit similar results to the PVT-10. The present study compared the PVT-10 with 3-min (PVT-3) and 5-min (PVT-5) versions of the test in elite female basketball players. Athletes performed all three tests in the morning and evening for seven consecutive days. Response speed (mean reciprocal reaction time; mean 1/RT), number of errors and number of lapses were determined for each test and time point. The PVT-3 elicited significantly faster response speeds than the other two tests (p < 0.01), while the PVT-5 and PVT-10 were not different. The PVT-10 resulted in more lapses than the PVT-5, followed by the PVT-3, with all tests being significantly different to each other (p < 0.01). In conclusion, while the PVT-5 and PVT-10 were generally similar for response speed, the PVT-3 did not produce results comparable with the PVT-10 for response speed, lapses or errors, and should therefore not be used interchangeably. Further research is required to determine whether the shorter tests are a suitable replacement for the PVT-10 in professional basketball players.
Keywords
cognitive performance, reaction time, sport, alertness
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Journal of Sports Sciences
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Volume
36
Issue
18
Page Range
2033-2037
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ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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