The effect of sleep deprivation on fine motor coordination in obstetrics and gynecology residents - 21/08/11
Reprints: Frederick Friedman Jr, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1170, New York, NY 10029Résumé |
Objective |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute sleep deprivation on the fine motor coordination in obstetrics and gynecology residents.
Study Design |
Twenty-eight obstetrics and gynecology residents completed a series of tasks using the Purdue pegboard standardized protocol for testing fine motor coordination both before and after a 24-hour call.
Results |
Twenty-three participants were women and 5 were men. There was a learning curve demonstrated for performance of the tasks. There was a statistically significant decline in performance of residents after overnight call. When adjusting for the learning curve, effects of sleep deprivation were magnified for all tasks: right (dominant) hand (P = .0005), left hand (P = .0020), both hands (P < .0001), and assembly (P < .0001). There were significant differences in performance when segregated by year of training and sex; female residents appeared to tolerate better lack of sleep.
Conclusion |
Acute sleep deprivation has a deleterious effect on fine motor coordination in this group of obstetrics and gynecology residents.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : fine-motor coordination, sleep deprivation
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| Cite this article as: Ayalon RD; Friedman F Jr. The effect of sleep deprivation on fine motor coordination in obstetrics and gynecology residents. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:576.e1-576.e5. |
Vol 199 - N° 5
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