Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . P. Srinivas Rao
- . Sheela Yuvaraj 1
- . K. N. Maruti 2
- . P. Sasikala 2
- . S. Satish Kumar
- . Ranabir Pal 3
- . Vishnu Vardhan Reddy 4
- . Radhika Gorantla
- . Amit Agrawal 4
1 Nursing
2 Departments of Physiology
3 Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India
4 Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the dedicated intensive care settings, health‑care providers need to have higher
temporal cognition and sympathovagal balance to optimally deliver critical care interventions.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to estimate the parameters of the temporal cognition
and autonomic function of paramedical staffs in acute health‑care settings.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study on 81 healthy adult paramedical personnel, temporal
cognition was assessed using auditory reaction time (ART), visual reaction time (VRT), critical
flicker fusion frequency (CFFF), Stroop test (ST), and digits forward test (DFT); Autonomic functions
were assessed by heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) variability, and all these outcomes were
analyzed with their academic performance.
RESULTS: Out of 81 healthy adult nonteaching technical personnel, majority was female; the mean
age was 25.10 ± 3.93 years. Age and gender were not significantly related with screen times in terms
of smartphone use, playing video games, or regularly using computer; academic performances
were also not significantly related with screen times in terms of smartphone use, playing video
games, or regularly using computer. In the conventional domains, during analysis of physiological
and psychological variables under study, there was no significant relation with screen times when
compared with HR, systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, body mass index, ART, VRT,
CFFF, ST, and DFT. Playing video games and regular computer use were significantly correlated
with age, gender, AP, CFFF, ST, and DFT.
CONCLUSION: This study on paramedical personnel showed a positive relation of temporal cognition
and sympathovagal autonomic balance with performing a task or function.
Keywords
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