The effects of caffeinated products on sleep and functioning in the military population: A focused review.

ABSTRACT: Military personnel rely on caffeinated products such as coffee or energy drinks (ED) to maintain a maximal level of vigilance and performance under sleep-deprived and combat situations. While chronic caffeine intake is associated with decreased sleep duration and non-restful sleep in the general population, these relationships are relatively unclear in the military personnel. We conducted a focused review of the effects of caffeinated products on sleep and the functioning of military personnel. We used a pre-specified search algorithm and identified 28 peer-reviewed articles published between January 1967 and July 2019 involving military personnel. We classified the findings from these studies into three categories. These categories included descriptive studies of caffeine use, studies eva

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487254 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature