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. 2019 Jan 30;10:101. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00101

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.