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  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Sleep Science

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  • Sleep problems negatively impact work performance and decision-making.
  • Online work environments present unique challenges due to 24/7 accessibility, increasing workload and fatigue.
  • Objective performance metrics are needed to complement subjective self-reports in sleep research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between sleepiness and decision-making.
  • To identify unobtrusive performance indices from online surveys.
  • To explore the impact of mobile phone use on sleep and performance.

Main Methods:

  • 344 participants completed online questionnaires (Insomnia Severity Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire).
  • Performance metrics (time, clicks) were unobtrusively recorded by the survey platform (Qualtrics).
  • Multiple regression analysis was used to examine associations between sleepiness, insomnia, mobile phone use, and performance.

Main Results:

  • Insomnia correlated with daytime sleepiness, hypervigilance, and pre-bedtime mobile phone use.
  • Moderate sleepiness was linked to a higher number of clicks required to complete the survey.
  • Increased sleepiness was associated with longer completion times for self-assessment tasks.

Conclusions:

  • Clinically significant sleepiness demonstrably alters online performance, detectable through response times and interaction metrics.
  • Objective measures of sleepiness are crucial for understanding performance decrements in digital work environments.
  • Automated interventions and system designs promoting better sleep quality are recommended for occupational health.