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    • Assessing motion sickness (MS) prevalence and risk factors in passengers traveling to Antarctic bases.
    • Understanding medication use and its effects on MS symptoms during polar transport.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Identify passengers at risk of motion sickness during Antarctic voyages.
    • Determine factors predicting motion sickness severity and occurrence.

    Main Methods:

    • Surveyed 239 passengers using Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (MSSQ), Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ), and anxiety tests.
    • Collected data on age, gender, trip details, cabin location relative to the center of gravity (CoG), and medication use.

    Main Results:

    • Low intrinsic MS sensitivity reported, yet 94 passengers experienced SSQ symptoms and 38 vomited.
    • Predictive factors for MS included higher MSSQ scores, anticipating illness, younger age, increased anxiety, and greater cabin distance from CoG.
    • Passengers taking anti-MS medication reported more nausea, possibly due to self-selection bias.

    Conclusions:

    • Identified intrinsic susceptibility, younger age, and cabin distance from CoG as key predictors of motion sickness.
    • Anticipation of illness and MSSQ scores help classify risk groups for improved passenger care during voyages.