Alcohol Hangover, Sleep Quality, and Daytime Sleepiness

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2017-06-01

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van Schrojenstein Lantman, Marith
Roth, Thomas
Roehrs, Timothy
Verster, J CORCID 0000-0002-6455-2096ISNI 0000000076939752

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Abstract

Purpose: Heavy drinking has been shown to disrupt sleep, increase sleepiness the next day, and produce symptoms collectively referred to as “hangover”. A survey was conducted to determine the impact of heavy alcohol consumption on sleep, daytime sleepiness, and hangover severity. Methods: N = 335 adults, experienced with alcohol hangover, completed a survey of sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and hangover symptoms comparing a heavy drinking occasion with a non-alcohol occasion. Data from those who reported >5-h sleep on the alcohol occasion were compared to those reporting

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Alcohol, Hangover, Sleep, Sleepiness, Smoking, alcohol, adult, alcohol consumption, alcohol intoxication, alcoholic beverage, anxiety, article, cigarette smoking, controlled study, daytime somnolence, hangover, health survey, human, impulsiveness, major clinical study, priority journal, sleep quality, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Citation

van Schrojenstein Lantman, M, Roth, T, Roehrs, T & Verster, J C 2017, 'Alcohol Hangover, Sleep Quality, and Daytime Sleepiness', Sleep and Vigilance, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-017-0008-7