Proof-of-Concept and Test-Retest Reliability Study of Psychological and Physiological Variables of the Mental Fatigue Paradigm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Participants
2.2. Mental Fatigue Protocol
2.3. Psychological and EEG Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Proof-of-Concept of the Mental Fatigue
3.2. Reliability of Mental Fatigue Related-Variables
4. Discussion
Methodological and Practical Applications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Measure | Pre-RVP | Post-RVP | Change (%) | p-Value | ES |
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Mental fatigue sensation (a.u.) | 23.3 ± 21.8 (14.8; 31.8) | 51.4 ± 28.6 (40.4; 62.5) | 120.9 ± 31.0 (109.4; 132.4) | <0.001 | 1.09 |
Motivation (a.u.) | 7.0 ± 2.5 (6.0; 8.0) | 6.5 ± 2.7 (5.5; 7.5) | −7.1 ± 5.4 (−9.2; −5.1) | 0.020 | 0.19 |
Emotional arousal (a.u.) | 6.0 ± 2.2 (5.1; 6.8) | 5.0 ± 2.3 (4.1; 5.9) | −16.2 ± 8.0 (−19.1; −13.2) | 0.001 | 0.42 |
Total mood disturbance (a.u.) | 101.5 ± 10.3 (97.6; 105.5) | 105.1 ± 13.0 (100.1; 110.1) | 3.5 ± 26.5 (−6.3; 13.3) | 0.038 | 0.43 |
EEG theta band (dB/Hz) | 55.2 ± 39.8 (40.5; 71.4) | 89.0 ± 67.7 (62.7; 115.2) | 59.1 ± 69.9 (33.2; 85.0) | <0.001 | 0.47 |
EEG alpha band (dB/Hz) | 130.3 ± 135.2 (77.9; 182.7) | 167.4 ± 117.2 (122.0; 212.9) | 28.5 ± 13.3 (23.6; 33.4) | 0.055 | 0.29 |
Measure | ICC(3,1) (IC95%) | ICC(3,1) (IC95%) General Guide 2 | p-Value | SEM (%) | MD (%) |
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Mental fatigue sensation 1 (a.u.) | 0.50 (0.15; 0.74) | Moderate (poor; moderate) | 0.012 | 26.1 | 72.3 |
Motivation (a.u.) | 0.21 (−0.19; 0.54) | Poor (poor; moderate) | 0.19 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
Emotional arousal (a.u.) | 0.36 (−0.02; 0.65) | Poor (poor; moderate) | 0.059 | 21.9 | 60.6 |
Total mood disturbance (a.u.) | 0.59 (0.27; 0.79) | Moderate (poor; good) | 0.003 | 6.2 | 17.3 |
EEG theta band (dB/Hz) | 0.32 (−0.07; 0.62) | Poor (poor; moderate) | 0.086 | 21.3 | 59.1 |
EEG alpha band (dB/Hz) | 0.30 (−0.09; 0.61) | Poor (poor; moderate) | 0.10 | 35.1 | 97.1 |
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Brietzke, C.; Vinícius, Í.; Franco-Alvarenga, P.E.; Canestri, R.; Goethel, M.F.; Santos, L.E.R.; Viana, B.; Santos, T.M.; Pires, F.O. Proof-of-Concept and Test-Retest Reliability Study of Psychological and Physiological Variables of the Mental Fatigue Paradigm. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9532. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189532
Brietzke C, Vinícius Í, Franco-Alvarenga PE, Canestri R, Goethel MF, Santos LER, Viana B, Santos TM, Pires FO. Proof-of-Concept and Test-Retest Reliability Study of Psychological and Physiological Variables of the Mental Fatigue Paradigm. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9532. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189532
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrietzke, Cayque, Ítalo Vinícius, Paulo Estevão Franco-Alvarenga, Raul Canestri, Márcio Fagundes Goethel, Lucas Eduardo Rodrigues Santos, Bruno Viana, Tony Meireles Santos, and Flávio Oliveira Pires. 2021. "Proof-of-Concept and Test-Retest Reliability Study of Psychological and Physiological Variables of the Mental Fatigue Paradigm" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9532. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189532