TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Sleep loss is related to unstable stationary balance in U.S. Army soldiers in an operationally-relevant context
JO  - Sleep Medicine
A1  - Mantua, Janna
A1  - Bessey, Alexxa F.
A1  - Ritland, Bradley M.
A1  - Naylor, Jacob A.
A1  - Chabuz, Richard
A1  - McKeon, Ashlee B.
A1  - Capaldi, Vincent F.
A1  - Sowden, Walter J.
SP  - 130
EP  - 134
VL  - 73
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Sleep loss negatively impacts stationary balance in a laboratory setting, but few studies have examined this link in a naturalistic environment. We tested this relationship in U.S. Army soldiers that often undergo mission-driven sleep loss and who conduct high-risk operations on precarious terrain.     METHODS: Stationary balance was tested before and after a mission night.     RESULTS: After mission-driven sleep loss, in more difficult conditions (but not easy conditions) balance was more unstable and more variable than a rested baseline condition. Furthermore, habitual sleep quality prior to sleep loss predicted the balance decrement after sleep loss.     CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, mission-driven sleep loss may negatively impact soldier balance, but better sleep prior to the mission may mitigate these negative effects.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1389-9457
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.04.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -