Definition of methods for assessment of mental performance conditioned by the degree of sleep availability
https://doi.org/10.51922/2074-5044.2026.2.93
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to select methods for assessing mental performance that are sensitive to the effects of sleep loss, do not have a learning effect, allow for research outside specialized institutions that do not require the involvement of highly qualified specialists, with a duration of no more than 5 minutes.
Based on materials from domestic and foreign scientific literature, a comparative analysis of the methods most often used to assess mental performance was carried out: information retrieval under time pressure, determining the volume of short-term memory, proofreading tests, including modifications by V.A. Mozin and A.M. Paracheva, E. Krepelina, N.I. Kurochkin, simple visual-motor reaction, choice reaction, reaction to a moving object, as well as L.M. Belozerova and P.N. Chainikova,
As a result, it was found that, based on the totality of characteristics, to assess the effect of sleep duration on mental performance, determined by the degree of sleep provision, it is advisable to use the method of simple visual-motor reaction with evaluation of the results either according to the method of T.D. Loskutova or M.P. Moroz. (variational chronoreflexometry).
In the absence of technical capabilities, the method of E. Kraepelin, modified by G. Schulte, can be used, as it has long been proven, the simplest to organize and at the same time reliable.
About the Authors
D. I. Shyrko
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Minsk
D. A. Radzyush
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Minsk
A. Yu. Vysotskaya
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Minsk
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Shyrko D.I., Radzyush D.A., Vysotskaya A.Yu. Definition of methods for assessment of mental performance conditioned by the degree of sleep availability. Military Medicine. 2026;(2):93-101. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51922/2074-5044.2026.2.93
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