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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| d2 test of attention | Other |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d2 test of attention | Other |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Test score for the d2 test of attention | one year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Nurses and surgeons at the department of Surgery, Herlev hospital. Age 22-55 years.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jacon Rosenberg, MD, professor, chief surgeon, | Herlev Hospital, department of surgery, Herlev, Denmark | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Herlev Hospital, department of surgery | Herlev | 2730 | Denmark |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22593230 | Background | Niu SF, Chu H, Chen CH, Chung MH, Chang YS, Liao YM, Chou KR. A comparison of the effects of fixed- and rotating-shift schedules on nursing staff attention levels: a randomized trial. Biol Res Nurs. 2013 Oct;15(4):443-50. doi: 10.1177/1099800412445907. Epub 2012 May 15. | |
| 15147597 | Background | Bates ME, Lemay EP Jr. The d2 Test of attention: construct validity and extensions in scoring techniques. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2004 May;10(3):392-400. doi: 10.1017/S135561770410307X. |
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| 22752051 | Background | Schlosser K, Maschuw K, Kupietz E, Weyers P, Schneider R, Rothmund M, Hassan I, Bartsch DK. Call-associated acute fatigue in surgical residents--subjective perception or objective fact? A cross-sectional observational study to examine the influence of fatigue on surgical performance. World J Surg. 2012 Oct;36(10):2276-87. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1699-5. |