THE INFLUENCE OF RELAXATION TRAINING TECHNIQUES ON PILOTS’ LEVELS OF TOLERANCE TO MOTION SICKNESS SYMPTOMS DURING SIMULATED FLIGHT – PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Journal Title: The Polish Journal of Aviation Medicine, Bioengineering and Psychology - Year 2018, Vol 24, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: We wanted to assess whether or not relaxation techniques may be useful tools to help pilots with habituation and desensitization, and if they could be used to prevent the symptoms of motion sickness? Methods: We have decided to use The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire (MSAQ). A MiG – 29 aircraft simulator was used during the testing procedure. The Schultz Autogenic Training procedure was used for relaxation training. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the overall score (0,0054 p<0,05) as in some of the factors: Central (0,015 p<0,05) and Sopite-related (0,035 p<0,05). Both the remaining factors exhibited a statistical trend. All the raw scores: overall and factoral ones were lower in the second testing in comparison with the first one. Discussion: The results show us that a simple, low time-consuming and inexpensive method can possibly be used along other training options to further expand pilots’ skills.
Authors and Affiliations
Krzysztof Kowalczuk, Michał Janewicz, Zofia Przymus, Tadeusz Grzeszuk, Robert Kilian, Stefan Gaździński
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- EP ID EP663678
- DOI 10.13174/pjambp.30.10.2019.05
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