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Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study
Results from studies into the cognitive effects of alcohol hangover have been mixed. They also present methodological challenges, often relying on self-reports of alcohol consumption leading to hangover. The current study measured Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC, which was obtained via breathalyze...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6518120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30935081 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040440 |
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author | Scholey, Andrew Benson, Sarah Kaufman, Jordy Terpstra, Chantal Ayre, Elizabeth Verster, Joris C. Allen, Cory Devilly, Grant J. |
author_facet | Scholey, Andrew Benson, Sarah Kaufman, Jordy Terpstra, Chantal Ayre, Elizabeth Verster, Joris C. Allen, Cory Devilly, Grant J. |
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description | Results from studies into the cognitive effects of alcohol hangover have been mixed. They also present methodological challenges, often relying on self-reports of alcohol consumption leading to hangover. The current study measured Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC, which was obtained via breathalyzer) and self-reported drinking behavior during a night out. These were then related to hangover severity and cognitive function, measured over the internet in the same subjects, the following morning. Volunteers were breathalyzed and interviewed as they left the central entertainment district of an Australian state capital. They were provided with a unique identifier and, the following morning, logged on to a website. They completed a number of measures including an online version of the Alcohol Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS), questions regarding number and type of drinks consumed the previous night, and the eTMT-B-a validated, online analogue of the Trail Making Test B (TMT-B) of executive function and working memory. Hangover severity was significantly correlated with one measure only, namely the previous night’s Breath Alcohol Concentration (r = 0.228, p = 0.019). Completion time on the eTMT-B was significantly correlated with hangover severity (r = 0.245, p = 0.012), previous night’s BAC (r = 0.197, p = 0.041), and time spent dinking (r = 0.376, p < 0.001). These findings confirm that alcohol hangover negatively affects cognitive functioning and that poorer working memory and executive performance correlate with hangover severity. The results also support the utility and certain advantages of using online measures in hangover research. |
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spelling | pubmed-65181202019-05-31 Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study Scholey, Andrew Benson, Sarah Kaufman, Jordy Terpstra, Chantal Ayre, Elizabeth Verster, Joris C. Allen, Cory Devilly, Grant J. J Clin Med Article Results from studies into the cognitive effects of alcohol hangover have been mixed. They also present methodological challenges, often relying on self-reports of alcohol consumption leading to hangover. The current study measured Breath Alcohol Concentration (BAC, which was obtained via breathalyzer) and self-reported drinking behavior during a night out. These were then related to hangover severity and cognitive function, measured over the internet in the same subjects, the following morning. Volunteers were breathalyzed and interviewed as they left the central entertainment district of an Australian state capital. They were provided with a unique identifier and, the following morning, logged on to a website. They completed a number of measures including an online version of the Alcohol Hangover Severity Scale (AHSS), questions regarding number and type of drinks consumed the previous night, and the eTMT-B-a validated, online analogue of the Trail Making Test B (TMT-B) of executive function and working memory. Hangover severity was significantly correlated with one measure only, namely the previous night’s Breath Alcohol Concentration (r = 0.228, p = 0.019). Completion time on the eTMT-B was significantly correlated with hangover severity (r = 0.245, p = 0.012), previous night’s BAC (r = 0.197, p = 0.041), and time spent dinking (r = 0.376, p < 0.001). These findings confirm that alcohol hangover negatively affects cognitive functioning and that poorer working memory and executive performance correlate with hangover severity. The results also support the utility and certain advantages of using online measures in hangover research. MDPI 2019-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC6518120/ /pubmed/30935081 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040440 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Scholey, Andrew Benson, Sarah Kaufman, Jordy Terpstra, Chantal Ayre, Elizabeth Verster, Joris C. Allen, Cory Devilly, Grant J. Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study |
title | Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study |
title_full | Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study |
title_fullStr | Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study |
title_short | Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Cognitive Performance: Findings from a Field/Internet Mixed Methodology Study |
title_sort | effects of alcohol hangover on cognitive performance: findings from a field/internet mixed methodology study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6518120/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30935081 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8040440 |
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