Self-perceived sleep during the Maintenance of Wakefulness Test: how does it predict accidental risk in patients with sleep disorders?
Patricia SagaspeJean-Arthur Micoulaud-FranchiStéphanie BioulacJacques TaillardKelly GuichardEmilien BonhommeYves DauvilliersCélyne H BastienPierre PhilipPublished in: Sleep (2022)
Misjudgment in self-perceived sleep during the MWT is associated with the occurrence of self-reported sleepiness-related traffic near misses and accidents in the past year in patients suffering from sleep disorders. Asking about the perception of the occurrence of sleep during the MWT could be used to improve driving risk assessment in addition to sleep latencies.