Fatigue among Air crews on (Ultra)-Long-Range flights - A comparison of subjective fatigue with objective concentration ability.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Long duty times are common in the aviation industry, especially with the introduction of ultra long range flights (ULR). This article aims to compare the subjective fatigue assessment and concentration ability of flight crews with objective concentration and alertness tests during (U)LR-flights.

Method

The study examined different (U)LR-flights. Before, during and after the flights subjective fatigue and concentration ability of the flight crew was examined with visual analog scale and objective attention and concentration ability with the FAIR-2 test respectively the 3-min Psychomotor Vigilance Test. For statistical analysis we used a repeated ANOVA with a post-hoc-analysis and a Wilcoxon signed-rank test for connected samples.

Results

In total 28 crew m

SUBMITTER: Glasener D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663845 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature