Table 2.
Comparison of individuals with insomnia and controls on tasks of inhibitory control.
| Author (year) | n Insomnia; controls | Task | Outcome | Group difference | Group differences TST | Group difference SEI | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backhaus et al., 2006 | 15; 13 | Go/no-go | Response times | X | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | 
| Number of correct responses | X | |||||
| Covassin et al., 2011 | 8; 8 | Stop-Signal task | Go reaction times | X | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | 
| Stop reaction times | p < 0.05 | |||||
| Accuracy | X | |||||
| Errors | X | |||||
| Crenshaw and Edinger, 1999 | 32; 32 | Continuous performance task | Response latency | X | X | X | 
| Edinger et al., 2000 | 27; 31 | Continuous performance task | Response latency | X | X | p < 0.05 | 
| Edinger et al., 2008 | 79; 84 | Continuous performance task | Response latency | X | X | p < 0.05 | 
| Fortier-Brochu and Morin, 2014 | 25; 16 | Continuous performance task II | Perseverative errors | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | 
| Haimov et al., 2008 | 35; 64 | Stroop | Response times | p < 0.05 | n/a | p < 0.05 | 
| Joo et al., 2013 | 27; 27 | Stroop | Response times | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | 
| Liu et al., 2014 | 36; 26 | Attention network test | Response times (executive control) | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | 
| Perrier et al., 2015 | 21; 16 | Attention network test | Response times (executive control) | X | X | p < 0.05 | 
| Response times* | p < 0.05 | |||||
| Sagaspe et al., 2007 | 13; 13 | Stop-signal task | Go reaction times | X | n/a | n/a | 
| Stop reaction times | X | |||||
| Accuracy | X | |||||
| Errors | X | |||||
| Siversten et al., 2013 | 30; 91 | Color-word interference task | Response times | X | n/a | n/a | 
| Szelenberger and Niemcewicz, 2001 | 14; 14 | Continuous attention task | Response times | X | n/a | n/a | 
| Omission errors | X | |||||
| Commission errors | X | 
Significant differences between groups are shown as p < 0.05. No group differences are shown as X.
Response times in incongruent compared to congruent and neutral Flankers.