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Table 3 Effects of TENS on attention and sleepiness

From: Simultaneous transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation mitigates simulator sickness symptoms in healthy adults: a crossover study

 

Control

SS

TENS

TENS + SS

TN

254.8 ± 41.7

235.6 ± 37.3*

251.6 ± 38.6

257.1 ± 38.9#

E%

20.8 ± 22.1

29.9 ± 19.3

22.3 ± 20.2

19.3 ± 19.9#

TN-E

210.3 ± 83.6

171.8 ± 74.5*

202.6 ± 77.5

214.6 ± 77.8#

CP

254.7 ± 41.7

235.4 ± 37.2*

250.8 ± 38.8

256.8 ± 38.9#

VAS-SS

3.2 ± 3.8

10.4 ± 10.1*

4.0 ± 6.0

5.1 ± 5.9#

  1. SS, simulator sickness; TENS, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation.
  2. TN, E%, TN-E, CP are all parameters of the d2 test. TN, Total Number of item processed; E%, Percentage of Errors; TN-E, Total number of items minus error scores; CP, Concentration Performance. VAS-SS, Visual Analogue Scales for evaluating Sleepiness Symptoms.
  3. *p < 0.05 relative to control; #p < 0.05 relative to SS.