Open AccessEffects of Armodafinil on Simulated Driving and Alertness in Shift Work Disorder
Author(s) -
Christopher L. Drake,
Valentina Gumenyuk,
Thomas Roth,
Ryan Howard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.4256
Subject(s) - alertness , modafinil , audiology , psychology , shift work , vigilance (psychology) , medicine , cognitive psychology , psychiatry
Forty-one percent of shift workers report dozing while driving. This study tested whether armodafinil improves driving simulator performance in subjects with shift work disorder (SWD). A primary outcome was performance late in the shift when workers are typically driving home.
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