Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018
EFFECT OF SLEEP QUALITY ON COGNITION AND VISUAL REACTION TIME
Dr. S. Bethiun, Dr. R. Premaraja
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Introduction: Sleep duration and quality is affected in college students because of educational and social factors. This affects their learning, behavior, performance and development. Methodology: This study was aimed to assess the effect of sleep quality in cognition and reaction time. 65 healthy students were recruited by social media and oral referrals. After they were screened using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PQSI) they were divided into two groups of good and poor sleepers, 20 and 45 students respectively and assessed for cognition using MoCA. SPSS was used for statistical assessment and p<0.05 considered as significant. Result: The control group of 20 had better MoCA scores and visual reaction time compared to case group 45 with poor sleep quality index score. Conclusion: Sleep quality affects cognition of the young adult college students.
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Dr.S.Bethiun, Dr.R.Premaraja, EFFECT OF SLEEP QUALITY ON COGNITION AND VISUAL REACTION TIME, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018
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Dr.S.Bethiun, Dr.R.Premaraja, EFFECT OF SLEEP QUALITY ON COGNITION AND VISUAL REACTION TIME, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-9 | September-2018